The original plan for Day 2 was to travel south into NS and
down to Kejimkujik National Seashore. However, upon checking the weather and
realizing that it was one of our last days with clear weather, we decided that
it would be a good time to go check out Cape Breton and its incredible views.
The drive around the cape was longer than expected and took a majority of the
day to complete. I did a little bit of micro-fishing but we mainly focused on
being tourists and taking advantage of the views and good weather. Cape Breton
is incredible! The road hugs the outer edge of the island and winds its way up
and down steep hills that plunge down into the Atlantic. The different
viewpoints were almost all worth stopping for and offered vantage points over a
deep turquoise ocean. The contrast of the turquoise with the rich green of the
rolling hills creates a beautiful setting that definitely makes this one of the
most picturesque areas in Canada. We enjoyed having lunch at Lakies Head and
watching the waves crash onto smooth granite as the lobster boats drove by in
the distance.
This day also marked the first time Alex and I had the
opportunity to hear Acadian French; we were confused when we heard what sounded
like an Anglophone trying to host a French radio station. Alex described the
accent as “a weird mix of Quebec and France French spoken through the voice of
a Canadian English person.”
We ended the day by gunning it all the way to Carter’s Beach
at the other end of the province, where we made our camp for the night.
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