The Adventures of Steve and Allie: Cape Breton Island, NS

Boy are we having an action packed time. we said our good bye's to our friends John and Anne yesterday morning and then headed down the road to the Wood Islands Ferry to take us back to Nova Scotia. It is very cool, you can drive the Confederation bridge to PEI, and then take the ferry back, take the ferry both ways, or the ferry to bridge. you are only charged when you leave PEI. mind you, our total came out to $92.00, but we just had to do it because we could, and it would save us a lot of backtracking. The ferry ride is for 70 minutes across the Northumberland Strait to Caribou NS.

Arriving in NS, we then drove over to the causeway that took us into Cape Breton, then up the west coast towards Inverness. Along the way we stopped at Glen Breton, North Americas only single malt distillery. We signed up for the tour of the distillery which was interesting. Each time we do one of these we learn and retain a bit more information. Then a quick mini dram of their whisky, which Steve didn't care much for, then back on the road up to our campsite for the next two nights. All I can say is wow. You get to the top of the driveway in and you see this magnificent cove with blue water, high cliffs and a beautiful sight to perch for a few nights. We went for a walk on the beach and settled back for the night.

Today we headed out and drove the John Cabot Highway up the east side, joining the Cape Breton Highlands NP and seeing some of the most dramatic scenery. I think we were driving or taking pictures for about 5 hours, needless to say, we are both exhausted, especially our eyes.

Tomorrow, back across the causeway past Halifax to Lunenburg. Stay tuned, but enjoy the past few days for now.