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Thursday, August 31, 2006

Taigh Mairi - House of Maria (Cape Breton Island)

View from the porch of the Taigh Mairi Bed & Breakfast. (click on any image to make it bigger) This one you can see a rainbow.

Ron Gow, owner of the B & B, is from Scotland. Along with his wife, Maria, they run the Inn together, yet this week she is visiting her pregnant daughter and has left him in-charge. Ron has prepared gourmet breakfast for us each day with fresh fruits, home-made jams and yogurt, french toasts, eggs benedict. The dining room table is set with European china and we have a tiny glass of Cape Breton breakfast juice (half and half cranberry and orange juice). The morning sun comes through the dining room window off of the bay creating a sparkle on the tea cups and silver. Not being a big fan of the concept of a B&B I have now completely changed my mind. We have great conversation over tea in the afternoon with the other guests and enjoy their travel stories at breakfast. It's a civilized way to see the world and meet interesting people along the way.

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