It all started when I received an email from Germaine & Buddy (car show organizers) through our website, inviting us to a day in the park, an oldies drive-in in the St. Peter's Battery Park, they called it. Of course the way the weather was going this summer we made no commitment. As time passed, on July 28, BCCCB member, Paul Voynovich reminded me of the show, so I sent out the email again and what do you know, it was a sunny day and 8 cars and 10 members decided to take in the show. Battery Park is home to a historically significant site, the site of a lime kiln used to make plaster and mortar, some of which was used in the construction of Fortress Louisbourg, as well as the remains of two forts that involved in the French and English struggle over the North American continent. Cape Breton History, you gotta love it.

Lined up and ready to go. One of the last to arrive was Carol and the big Healey. This girl has style. As she rolled through the parking-lot you noticed her wide brim pink hat and it looked great! It's either a hat or burn your face from the sun, so if it's a hat then why not wear one that has style. love it! Francis and Bonnie showed up for a moment to say hi and it's always a pleasure to see them. This hasn't been a great year for them to travel with us and it was nice to have them stop by, if only for a moment. As we were pulling away, arriving on the scene was Moragh and Bill MacDonald with their great looking 69 MGB. Lets roll.

I mentioned before that I love the old #4 highway. There is some great sights and most of the road is new. Now there is a bit of construction before you come to St. Peters but it is all for the greater good as they are widening the road and smoothing out some of the sharper curves. Paul said he would meet us along the way and sure enough, there he was at the foot of his driveway with his great looking Lotus. No stopping, Paul just fell in line as we continued to St. Peters.

Along the way you drive by Rita's Tea room, a very popular stop with the tourists and you dive through some beautiful cottage communities. Never a dull moment driving along this road. Reaching our destination, Battery Park, there was a sign saying there was a show but no one was there. We drove up to the lighthouse looking but we were just to early. We were directed to the picnic area for the show and as I exited the Parks Canada Office, the sight of mine and Carol's car in front of the lighthouse looked good enough for a picture. I looked up the lighthouse on the net and this is what I found... "The lighthouse found in the park serves as a landmark for the entrance to St. Peters Canal. Completed in 1869, the 800 m (2,600 ft.) canal and lock system allow vessels to sail between Bras d' Or Lake and the Atlantic Ocean".

Being first on site means getting the best spot, this spot is on high ground overlooking the canal and the beach below. Beautiful, time to park the cars....... all but two. Where are they?  The club banner was set up and before you knew it Barc, Bill and Moragh arrived.

The lost souls have arrived. I guess there is a slight flaw with Bill's gas gauge and he ran out of gas. My hat goes off to Bill for this one, knowing there was a problem with the gauge, he kept a gas can in his trunk encase of emergency. He must have been a Boy Scout, always prepared. Now we're set up, bring on the other cars.

Above you have Bill and Moragh in their 69 MGB and I don't know the owners names of the other cars but it looks like a 70 or 71 Dodge Charger.. real nice car, also an early 70s Chevelle and what looks like a 69 Plymouth Satelite.

Then you had a very nice and clean early 70s Dodge Demon with a stroker engine... beautiful. Also a Cobra Kit car, the owner has to be proud.

Above you have Germaine and Buddy's 1920 Willys, what a car and I am not sure what the other car is but what an example of early automotive design. The key to enjoying car shows is to travel around to see them. Local shows have local cars, Shows from communities further away have cars from their communities that perhaps you haven't seen yet. So get out there and enjoy other community car shows, the drive will be worth it.

This 2 hour car show had Hotdogs and pop for us at a donation price... how did they know Hotdogs were my favourite meal. Lee provided other treats that a few of us enjoyed... thanks lee.

There was no restaurant this afternoon, not for me anyway, Paula had a huge supper lined up for me. So, it was a cruse through St. Peters to show off our cars and then a journey home through the beautiful highway 4.

As we came to the end of the #4, members started to turn off in their homeward direction. Above you have Joe and the very popular Sprite heading into Sydney and as I headed towards North Sydney, Moragh and Bill stayed behind me, Enjoying their ride and their day as you can tell because Moragh has her hand in the air waving at the camera. It was a good day. It was a simple day. It was a day that we supported a neighbouring community celebrating Nicolas Denys Days by showing our cars for all to enjoy. It was simple and it was fun, and it didn't cost a thing, we also got to see some different cars.. what a great day. Once again, if you weren't there you missed it. Come along next time.