People are
so incredible. One of my greatest pleasures in life is to meet new people, hear
their stories, discover their uniqueness and ultimately;
experience some kind of adventure with them. Sometimes these adventures last decades,
some only brief moments. The most important adventures for me are the ones I think
back to and question; did that really happen?! How was I SO unbelievably lucky
to have met that person/people leading to THAT crazy event!? Might as well
be magic ‘cause I have no other explanation. In Lunenburg, NS, a quaint little coastal fishing village south of Halifax, I had such an adventure. Starting with a polite hand shake and introduction to Dr. Brooks and his lovely wife Cheryl, I was quickly aware that this visit would be all but ordinary when I was casually related to “Sister Sarah”, an alias for a once was brothel babe from Maine. Weird - my favorite.
The
adventure gained its true momentum however with a tour of Dr. B’s private replica
fire hall. Here’s where it gets unbelievable. This man, an extremely involved volunteer
fire fighter and successful psychologist has been collecting fire fighter paraphernalia
for decades. Most recently, his “hobby” evolved to include the purchase of 2 fully
functioning vintage fire engines. That’s right, he owns 2 fire trucks! Not
stopping there though, wife Cheryl skillfully contracted the building of a replica
fire hall to store these fine trucks. Of course! Adding to that, the hall has a
museum of Dr. B’s private collection and a guest room where we were kindly
welcomed to stay. Over the course of the 48 hours spent in Lunenburg, I often stopped to exclaim “Can you believe we are here!?” The entire town was like a pulsing movie scene. It seemed only appropriate that before leaving Lunenburg and the Brooks’, we ride around town on the truck.
Last month, for the First time, I took a private tour around small town Nova Scotia on a fire truck...on one condition; the driver received a kiss of thanks. Easy peezy Sister Sarah ;)
Thank you Will. It was a magical adventure!
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