Today we started the day updating the blog and making rough plans for where we’d like to be for the remaining days of the trip.

The driving today was relatively short with only about 100kms, but several stops at scenic lookouts along the way. Lunch was in Neil’s Harbour at the Chowder House for fish and chips and lobster club sandwich and seafood chowder. While having lunch we watched gannets diving into the water. What a sight!

We resisted fudge and ice cream at the lighthouse shop and then continued on the Cabot Trail. On the way back to our car we saw a dog driving an RV.

The road climbs and then descends the mountains (to about 500 meters) with lots of curves.  Amazing sights of mountains and oceans!

 

There is a valley where a fault line runs and the shifts are clearly visible.

There are more studios and galleries along this route and we stopped at Arts North which has beautiful unique cutting boards by Larch Wood, colorful silk scarves and hats, pottery, jewelry and other crafts by Cape Breton artists. This is definitely a great place to stop.

Further down the coast we found another great lookout with a Parks Canada staff member talking about whales.

We stopped at the Cheticamp campground for the night. This is a fairly large campground and has serviced and unserviced sites.