On The Road Again......: Cape Breton

We stayed at Baddeck Cabot Trail campground for 3 nights. We had stayed here before and really wanted to stay a week. The caravans had all the spaces booked, so we were lucky to get what we did. Pat and Phyllis have waited all trip to visit the Baadeck Yarn Shop. We were impressed the last time we were here and weren't disappointed this time. Both of us came away with several projects, and the knitting frenzy began.

The next day we visited the Highland Village which is a great way to see the history of life on Cape Breton. There are buildings depicting what homesteads looked like from the 1800's to modern times. People in period dress played characters who would have lived in the homes during that time period. Different skills such as weaving, preparing the wool to weave, cooking, farming, etc. were demonstrated. Fun day.

You probably read the FB post about the huge lobsters and crabs we received as a gift from a fellow camper. It was incredible.

On to Arm of Gold Campground only about 60 km away. This campground could accommodate us for 5 nights with the added bonus of the close proximity to the Newfoundland ferry. We explored the area a bit, Mike and Chuck went to revisit the fortress in Louisbourg.

The highlight of this stay was the 2 days we explored the Cabot Trail. We all loaded up in the cars, dogs included, and headed out. After many stops for scenic lookouts and various craft shops, and taking pictures of the various Cape Breton churches, we traveled a partial dirt road to arrive at Meat Cove, the northernmost community on Cape Breton. Then on to our cabin for the night. We were all ready to get out of the cars for a bit especially Buster, Gracie, Bella and Scamp.

The next day we finished the Cabot Trail and returned to the campground. We loaded up on fuel, groceries, etc.

in preparation for our venture into Newfoundland. Everything is much more expensive there.

After purposely waiting in line for 2 hours, we boarded the ferry. We elected to take the short ferry both coming and going since our dogs had to stay in the motorhomes without being let out or a visit from us. Long day for all of them since the ferry trip is around 6 hours. We all arrived in Newfoundland safe and sound. That will be a blog for another day.

Internet and phone service is very limited here, so it may be a while until the next blog. Will add pictures to this when better signal is available.