The Sou’wester
Named for the rough-weather hats popularized by the Gorton’s fisherman and in Van Gogh’s paintings the Nova Scotia version of the sou’wester is as Nova Scotian as the tartan.Case in point: At a convention in Iceland in 1998 called The Icelandair Mid-Atlantic Conference there were delegations from 15 European countries, 3 from the United States and . . . Nova Scotia. As Ron Comeau, our fearless leader and Nova Scotia Tourism Marketing representative remarked, “We are going to own this place.”
His plan was simple:
1) We throw the party at the largest hot springs in the world: Blue Lagoon at Keflavik near the airport.
2) The Band, McGinty ( a Nova Scotia favorite) will perform in a large tent, playing Seafaring tunes and popular sing-a-longs.
3) Lobster sandwiches will be served
4) Keith’s beer will be served
5) Sou’westers will be given out.
As the untold hundreds disembarked from their respective coaches an into the frigid February cold each was given a yellow sou’wester. Into the dressing rooms they went and came out into the mist of the lagoon. All you could see in the mist were the yellow sou’westers.
That’s how we knew where to throw the cans of Keith’s to our thirsty guests.
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