Northward bound

Greetings from the Gulf of St. Lawrence! Impressively, our Newfoundland-bound ferry has wireless internet (. . . although very slow).

Today was a lot of fun. We rose at 6, so we could take advantage of our time on Cape Breton Island. Our hostess at the B&B prepared us an excellent breakfast, including a very tasty quiche with sausage.







We then set off for the famous Cabot Trail which traverses the Cape Breton Highlands. The area is absolutely beautiful with dense forests, swift streams, cascading waterfalls, and beautiful ocean views. In a lot of ways it reminded me of coastal Washington or British Columbia (which is among my favorite places). We spent half the day driving up the coast and briefly venturing across the interior which is more remote and comes complete with many moose crossing signs. We had no actual moose sightings, but did see an enormous bald eagle resting on a rock a short distance from us.



The national park is interspersed with private land and we were very suprised at how many for sale signs we saw. Some of the properties were right on the water and had spectacular mountain views. Very nice spot for a summer retreat.



We then retraced our route back to North Sydney and boarded our ferry. Tomorrow morning we drive to Gros Morne National Park and its even more remote wildeness. Internet may be hard to come by, but we will try to stay in touch.

~Shawn

"I now walk . . . into the wild." - Alexander Supertramp (a.k.a. Christopher McCandliss)