Following the Tall Ships Sailing from Halifax Harbour, we drove to Port Hastings, Cape Breton Island to begin that part of our journey. We spent the first night courtesy of Irving Truckstop, a little noisy at times, but OK.
We drove up the coast the next day to a local distillery for an afternoon ceilidh (pronounced "kay-lee",) which means "party"in Gaelic. Some local performers livened up our afternoon with some beautiful music
We camped for three days in the
Cape Breton Highlands National Park, near Cheticamp. We drove up and around the Cabot Trail,
named for the explorer that first landed in these parts.
It's a phenomenally gorgeous drive that rightfully earned it a place in the recent bestseller:
A Thousand Places to See Before You Die
These moose-crossing signs mark the highway throughout. We hiked along the trail which included
this beautiful boardwalk:
We saw bald eagles, some pilot whales and some other birds.
We looked and looked for mooses, but never did see any!
Maybe we weren't looking in the right places!
We stopped for a few minutes at the beach where John Cabot landed,
finishing our drive at the northern-most point on Cape Breton, Meat Cove, where there is this luscious campground.
We drove up the coast the next day to a local distillery for an afternoon ceilidh (pronounced "kay-lee",) which means "party"in Gaelic. Some local performers livened up our afternoon with some beautiful music
We camped for three days in the Cape Breton Highlands National Park, near Cheticamp. We drove up and around the Cabot Trail, 
named for the explorer that first landed in these parts.
It's a phenomenally gorgeous drive that rightfully earned it a place in the recent bestseller: A Thousand Places to See Before You Die
These moose-crossing signs mark the highway throughout. We hiked along the trail which included 
this beautiful boardwalk:
We saw bald eagles, some pilot whales and some other birds.
We looked and looked for mooses, but never did see any! 
Maybe we weren't looking in the right places!
We stopped for a few minutes at the beach where John Cabot landed,
finishing our drive at the northern-most point on Cape Breton, Meat Cove, where there is this luscious campground.
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