After driving for about four hours we finally arrived in
Caraquet’s Acadian Village. I have to
say I love having access to the kitchen in the trailer as we just hopped inside
and grabbed a quick sandwich before heading into the village. They had said the village was quite
accessible (which sadly is of importance now) and while at first it didn’t seem
so easy to navigate it was fantastic. It
reminded me of Fort Edmonton – everyone dressed in costume telling the tale of
the homes they were tending. It was
quite neat as not only were they dressed up but they were actually using the
homes – making tea, bread and stews for the workers in the village to
enjoy. The workers were all very good at
explaining the Acadian life. Acadians
were originally from France and came into the New Brunswick area which they
thought looked like Arcadia and they were called Acadians as a result! When the British started to rule the area
they asked the Acadians to give up their French culture and Catholic
religion. When they refused, many
Acadians were deported to wherever and many others fled. The current residents are all descendants of
those Acadians who fled into the woods.
Caraquet shows some of the original homes once Acadians were allowed to
own land again.
After shutting down the Village – that does seem to be a
trend for us already – we headed off to find a campsite. As we drove into the local town, we found a
restaurant featured on FoodNetwork – Deja Bu.
Unfortunately, it was closed on Mondays so we didn’t get to experience
the lobster grilled cheese which we had heard about! Still it was neat to drive by and see it.... Mental note - next time, plan to go but check
their hours of operation!
We finally got to our KOA campsite. The kids were so excited. Not only was there a great playground but a
pool and a jumpy pillow! That is just as
much fun as the learning part of the trip.
In fact, it’s nice to see so many campgrounds cater to families to allow
the kids to release some energy when we stop!
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