Nova Scotia

Posted on by merryme

We’re flying through these provinces now.  Yesterday was Prince Edward Island, today Nova Scotia, tomorrow Newfoundland.  Yesterday was our longest travel day of the trip – 337 miles.  I’m relieved it’s behind me because it’s hard doing that by yourself.

I left the gently rolling hills of PEI for the much steeper mountains of Nova Scotia.  I am at Little Bras d’Or, which translates to Little Arm of Gold.  It doesn’t seem as inhabited here as Quebec, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.  There is no traffic, no crowds, and very little shopping.  That’s okay.  It’s also less stressful.

The Cabot Trail has steep mountains, winding roads, rocky coast on the north, and beaches on the south.

This area is known for “The World Famous Cabot Trail“, one of the most scenic drives in the world.  It is 185 miles around the Cape Breton Island of Nova Scotia and includes the Cape Breton Highlands National Park.  Charlie and Nancy were kind enough to let me ride with them.  We left at 9am and didn’t get home until 5pm.

Most of the photos today are coastal scenery.

The northern coast is more rocky.
They keep telling us we can see whales, but I haven’t yet.
More cliffs and rocks. The cliffs are all sedimentary rocks and very unstable.
When you drive the southern part of the loop, there are more sandy beaches.

This campground takes recyclables to a whole new level.  You need to take gloves with your trash and sort it into 8 different bins.  It takes forever to figure out what goes where.

These are the Redeemables.
The plastic bottle goes in Redeemables, but its lid goes in Garbage.
But wet and soiled papers doesn’t go into Paper, it goes in Organics. Yikes!
Sunset at the Arm of Gold Campground, on the water.

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