Last Friday after work we headed out for the Cabot Trail (a scenic road that winds along the coast and through Cape Breton Highlands National Park) on Cape Breton Island. Cape Breton is the northernmost part of Nova Scotia. We'd been told by numerous people that this was a "must see" for any visitors to Nova Scotia. We drove a few hours after work and stayed in Antigonish (we're not sure what they have against gonish) which is about half an hour off the island itself. We planned to drive the entire Cabot Trail and get back to Halifax all in one day, so we set out fairly early on Saturday morning.
We'd been praying that the weather would be good, and it rained for most of the morning, but we did end up having decent enough weather in the afternoon to get in a 4 mile hike. It was absolutely beautiful. Though it was rainy, the volume and brilliance of the fall colors was amazing! Cape Breton Islands is home to moose, bears, whales, bald eagles, and deer, but our repertoire of wildlife sightings was sadly limited to a squirrel, 2 bats (that nearly ate our faces on our hike), and a frog (while we were driving...may it R.I.P.) Overall, it was a great day and definitely worth getting up early and not getting back to Halifax until 10 pm.
We'd been praying that the weather would be good, and it rained for most of the morning, but we did end up having decent enough weather in the afternoon to get in a 4 mile hike. It was absolutely beautiful. Though it was rainy, the volume and brilliance of the fall colors was amazing! Cape Breton Islands is home to moose, bears, whales, bald eagles, and deer, but our repertoire of wildlife sightings was sadly limited to a squirrel, 2 bats (that nearly ate our faces on our hike), and a frog (while we were driving...may it R.I.P.) Overall, it was a great day and definitely worth getting up early and not getting back to Halifax until 10 pm.
Waterfall right off the road
The Cabot Trail
At our trailhead
The end of our trail
Moose sign every 5 miles does NOT equal moose sighting
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That hike looked amazing! And on an unrelated front, if you're going to steal a car emblem, wouldn't you make it a Jaguar or Rolls? Ridonkulous...
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