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Cabot Trail
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We spent most of Tuesday traveling from Port Royale to
Cape Breton in the far Northeast corner of Nova Scotia. We were careful never
to let our tank get too low, because there are often 30-40 mile stretches of
this island that don’t have a gas station. We camped at
Broad Cove campground
in the park (with electricity, water, and sewer). On Wednesday, we took a ride
around most of the park on the Cabot Trail. We started out with a stiff wind
and rain on the Atlantic coast. But after we turned inland, the rain stopped
and we were able to do some sightseeing from the viewpoints and a number of
short hikes. We had a nice hike to a waterfall on Macintosh Creek
, and through a bog area. But the
highlight is the coast facing the Bay of Newfoundland. Here the highway goes up some steep slopes
rising to 400 meters high and then plunges down again. It is a beautiful coastline.
We stopped at the visitor center on the other side, and then headed back and
the rain began and kept going all night. I even had to barbecue in the rain.
But a beautiful day even if the weather wasn’t sunny.
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Macintosh Creek
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