On the agenda is a trip to Amherst to actually meet some of the people I've only met online. My second cousin once removed, Rachel and her husband Art Ripley, are going to show us around the Michael Fortune and Harrison Orchard Cemeteries which they say are visible from their house in Maccan. We're going to try to locate the graves of 5 sets of great grandparents with the help of Susan Hill's excellent book Some Cumberland County Nova Scotia Cemeteries which Susan assures me will also be a great help in fending off the mosquitoes.
We also hope to drive to the Oxford/River Philip area to locate the memorial plaque to the Yorkshire Grant 1785 on Lot 19 which is very close to the Ripley grants at Lots 16 and 17. Time permitting, we'll drop into Danny Ripley's flyfishing shop in Amherst and talk flyfishing on the River Philip. Danny sells Hardy reels at his shop, sure sign we're from the same gene pool. Later I'll meet up with cousin Tannis, whom I haven't seen since childhood. We also plan to take in the sights at Fundy Bay, Peggy's Cove, and Lunenburg. I'll keep you posted.