Time to Review Our Travels

If you have been following our travels, you might think we have stopped in one place for a long period of time....nope that didn't happen. We are still on the move. Since the last post, we have been to Graves Island Provincial Park, Laurie Provincial Park, Cape Breton Highlands National Park, ridden the ferry from North Sydney, Nova Scotia, to Port aux Basques, Newfoundland, and much more. Here are some of the highlights.

Our campsite at Graves Island

From Graves Island, we explored Chester and Lunenberg. Lunenberg was a very touristy town, but Chester was a quiet small seaside town with interesting houses and shops. There was a great bike trail in Chester, but parts of it were being repaired and were difficult to ride.

Campsite at Laurie Provincial Park

Laurie Provincial Park was our base to explore Halifax and Peggy's Cove. It was also where our friends Larry and Connie caught up with us. 

Connie and Larry

Royal Tattoo

Peggy's Cove

Bob and I stayed at Below the Salt Distillery, a Harvest Host on the way to Cape Breton Highlands National Park.

Our host and sipping spirits

It was a pleasant stop to break up a long drive. While here we picked up an Adventure Lab gecoache in Port Hawkesbury.

 On our drive to Cape Breton Highlands NP, we stopped at Alexander Graham Bell's National Historic Site. It was amazing to see all that Alexander G. Bell was involved in developing.

Cross-section of Hydrofoil AGB helped develop

Broad Cove Campground at Cape Breton Highlands was our base to explore the park which encompasses the entire northern part of the island. It was the first campsite that had 50 amp electrical hook-ups for us! Bob and I did quite a few hikes.

White Point Lookout

Beulach Ban Falls

Unfortunately, we didn't get to hike the famous Skyline Trail as the coast was fogged in and we wouldn't have been able to see anything except where to put our feet on the boardwalk!

From Cape Breton Highlands, it was time to head to North Sydney to catch the ferry to Newfoundland. We stayed at a Harvest Host, Bras D'Or Wharf, to wait for our departure time.

 Since our ferry didn't depart until 11 p.m., we spent the early part of the day exploring Louisbourg Fortress Historic Site. Yes, it was a foggy day, making the trip seem more like a step back in time in this reconstructed fortress.

 

This was a great trip back in history. We wished we could have stayed longer, but we needed to get some supplies before heading back to Sol and catching the ferry.

No, there is more before you are caught up....another post coming soon (maybe)!