Sunday July 14th
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| We may not have seen a moose, but we saw a great sunset! Note the sun in the middle of the picture sinking into the sea |
Today was another perfect weather day. Boy, I could love these temps in the high 60’s with light, gentle
breezes! Norm went to play golf, at Le
Portage Golf course.
He had a great day,
and said it was probably the nicest course he has played in a very long
time. The conditions were ideal.
I stayed
back and reorganized the RV and cleaned.
I also took a nap to recharge for the next big activity. Important stuff!
After dinner we went up the road to view another sunset,
hoping to see a moose, but had no luck.
Monday July 15th
2013
The weather, again was glorious so we took advantage of it
to make the all day trip around famous Cabot Trail. The sunshine was bright, with temperatures in the upper 80’s, but it was unfortunately quite hazy, which made
photographing the mountains difficult. My pictures do not do them justice.
We stopped at most
lookouts ( there were dozens ) to take pictures and drink in the incredible
vistas, and to marvel at the numerous cyclists grinding their way up the
extremely steep mountains carrying bulging packs of gear on the sides of their
bikes! None of them looked too happy, I noticed.
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| If we had a smaller RV, we could have this view, too Meat Cove Campground |
I made Norm stop at most gift shops, but
perfect souvenir is as allusive as the moose,
but it's just as fun hunting for it.
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| Perhaps we will find a souvenir in this Sears store! |
We have, however, found two ornaments to add to our
collection to hang on our Christmas tree adorned exclusively with travel mementos. On some trips we don’t go
to any gift shops, but we can always find a refrigerator magnet that I can hang
a pretty ribbon on, or a key chain if need be. When we decorate the tree each
winter it gives us the opportunity to remember all our trips together! Pretty soon we will need a bigger tree! What a nice problem to have!
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| Waterfall seen at the end of the trail |
We took a short hike to view a waterfall, and continued on
our way, stopping at John Cabot’s Provincial Park for another picnic
lunch. We continued on, exploring most of the dirt roads that appeared to lead to the ocean or perhaps, if we
were lucky, an “overlook “.
By the time we had reached Meat Cove at the very northern most point of Cape Breton Island we were beat, and the trip felt more of a drudgery than a pleasure, so we took time out and found a spot on the beach where there was a bit
of shade where we both took a quick power nap atop a lot of hard rocks.
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| Norm snoring up a storm lying on a bunch of hard rocks. This is hard work, vacationing! |
After an ice cream cone at the local shop, we left totally
energized with our nap as sugar surged through our blood, ready to continue our journey ( which included a very long ride home).
We stopped and had diner at All Aboard Restaurant back in Cheticamp, and listened to
the fellow Norm met back in Mabou playing
the fiddle. Tonight he was on the piano. Clever guy. The music was pleasant, but the meal, unfortunately, was not. Even the baked potato was terrible. How do you mess up a baked potato?
We stopped and had diner at All Aboard Restaurant back in Cheticamp, and listened to
the fellow Norm met back in Mabou playing
the fiddle. Tonight he was on the piano. Clever guy. The music was pleasant, but the meal, unfortunately, was not. Even the baked potato was terrible. How do you mess up a baked potato?
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| Little fishing fleet in North Harbor Below is the route we took around the Cabot Trail on Cape Breton Island  |
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