Saturday, October 10, 2020

Scientific Saturday: Birchdale Retreat

 


Down in the woods of Digby County is a hundred-year-old camp or retreat centre called "Birchdale." I got invited to spend a night and a day their by my botanist friend, Alain. It was a 'work party' day, for a bunch of volunteers. Mostly firewood preparation and repair to a long boardwalk.


This place, for twenty-five years of its life, was once a Carmelite Monastery, Nova Nada. 




The setting is spectacular and extraordinarily peaceful. It was a great treat to be invited to spend a night and a day, and help out. I hope to visit again.



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