These French speaking Acadian boat builders
explained the process of building a boat for a
New Brunswick lobsterman in 1979.

 

Another view of the lobster boat in 1979.

The finished lobster boat in 1985.

 

"Now you can get close to the bouys,"
lobsterman Herb teased Virginia in 1985,
while she drove the boat and he showed her
husband how to haul in the lobster traps.

"When we stopped to ask directions, they invited
us in for tea," remembers Dr. Bailey of this
typical Nova Scotia act of hospitality.

Later, the Baileys enjoyed many meals and
happy times with these Acadian friends!