Maritime Inn Nova Scotia
717 Reeves Street, Port Hawkesbury Nova Scotia, B9A 2S2, Canada
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Cape Breton and the lure of Bras d'Or
... than the one in Halifax but has a pleasant veranda with Adirondack chairs overlooking the lake. John, the innkeeper, is friends of Bell descendants so has lots of stories which he spins at breakfast. The part of the house where we eat reminds me of the Kent house.
Like most people who come here we had to drive the world famous Cabot Trail (187 miles round trip).For the most part the trail hugs the coast ...
A One and a Two and a Three
... carrying on the traditional music of Cape Breton. It was fun.
Several people from the audience joined in on the action and got up on the side stage to have a step-dance or two. The place was packed and the ladies in the community served up sandwiches, squares and cookies during the break. What a lovely night out it turned out to be with a few tourists, like us, but mostly the local-yocals just enjoying a good night out.
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Baddeck, Nova Scotia
... Family Cafe and had fish and chips. Very good.Drove around the town a little to see what it looked like. It is on a huge lake called Bras d'Or Lake.
Sunday. Drove out to Inverness. Weather cold and rainy. Waited till it stopped raining then walked on Inverness beach and collected lots of sea glass. Went to bistro and had lattes and cookies. Walked on several other beaches.
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Havre Boucher vicinity
Had a nice breakfast at Dockside Lobster & Seafood overlooking the waterfront. Then traveled in the coach to Havre Boucher, about 200 miles. Have a nice campsite overlooking one of the many bays.
Today we drove to Antigonish, one of towns where the Acadian French settled in Nova Scotia in 1755. Exiled Scots arrived in the 1770's. The French were eventually driven out and many of them settled in Louisiana becoming Cajins.
We drove ...
Hullo from a land where the cheese is orange!
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On the Saturday Daine and I headed back to his place at Sally's Cove in Gros Morne National Park (the other 2 travellers were travelling on from St John's). A longish drive but we got there and the next day he took me and some others kayaking on a beautiful bay and then a hike. He said I could stay at his hostel for free seeing as I had done a tour with him, I ended up staying a week, and ...



