Cheticamp Cape Breton Island

This morning we rose at 5.30am and had brekky in the Kings Court. Our tour tickets for Sydney (Tour of Cabot Trail, all around the top half of the island) said to be in the theatre at 7.15am, but we still didn't leave till about 8am. The tender trip took about 20 minutes.

Our tour guide, Maureen, was saying that on Monday (the day we were …

We continued our drive of the Cabot Trail today.  We went through a spectacular stretch of road through Cape Breton Highlands National Park.  The coastline is rugged and the hillsides are lush.  Unfortunately, the weather didn't cooperate ...

... the ocean - even on an overcast day - was unforgettable.   Our first stop along the Trail was at Cheticamp - the entrance to Cape Breton Highlands National Park.  This is an Acadian village, proud of its heritage!  We stopped at Trois ...

Today we hiked the famous Skyline trail, near Cheticamp on the Cabot trail.  The views were amazing, especially since it was actually clear (no mist!).  We didn't see any whales, but we came across a moose having Sunday brunch.  He didn't ...

Today was a pretty easy day to tell you about because we did most of our activities once again in the van. We had breaky of toast and fruit salad and hit the road, unfortunatly, at about 11:11. We headed for the Cabot Trails and enjoyed the amazing ...

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... P.E.I, I spent the night in Pictou, just south of the ferry landing. From there I traveled into North Sydney crossing into Cape Breton on the way. The first thing I noticed was the rugged roads and mountainous regions, similar to northern Ontario but ...

... in the pub while listening to live music. It was a grey and deary afternoon when we finally made camp at Cheticamp in the Cape Breton Highlands National Park. It stayed like that the rest of the day and rained overnight. We woke up the next ...

... . We then accessed the Cabot Trail again to drive on to Cheticamp (an Acadian community on the northwest shore of Cape Breton Island. Set up our tent at the Cape Breton Highlands National Park - Cheticamp campground Supper out tonite - to the ...

... classed as the second most beautiful place in the world by National Geographic..... We spent 3 days on Cape Breton and it was a lovely Island to visit. Highlights The Cabot trail - some great scenery Neil's Harbor's Seafood Chowder The ...

... were many people on the trail; met a young couple from Halifax who grew up in Nova Scotia and had never been to Cape Breton Island. I guess we’re all guilty of not taking advantage of the wonderful opportunities in our own back yard. From the ...