Cabot Trail Drive

The weather never cleared on Saturday, so we relaxed, visited craft stores, and worked on the internet at the Lodge. After dinner, the rain stopped long enough for us to hike out to the ocean from the campground and enjoyed watching the waves and the tide coming in.

Sunday morning dawned clear with brilliant blue skies, so we headed out to drive the Cabot Trail. The Cabot Trail travels along the coast and then cuts across the top of Cape Breton through beautiful valleys and across multiple mountains before heading back down the west coast of Cape Breton.

We stopped at a beatiful beach with great waves for body surfing or boogy-boarding. The water was warm for this part of the world - 60's and the air temp was only 73, but folks were there sunning in their bathing suits and enjoying the water. Jack watched longingly for quite a while - unfortunately, we didn't bring the boogy boards.We stopped for lunch at a picnic area overlooking the ocean with a very small beach - a beautiful spot. At the northernmost tip of Cape Breton, there is a side road (10 miles of it are unpaved) to a small community called Meat Cove that we took with the idea we might camp on the ocean. It was pretty, but it was early afternoon and the weather the next day was to return to rain, so we decided to continue on a finish the portion of the Cabot Trail that goes through the scenic Cape Breton Highlands National Park. We did a number of hikes and viewpoints along the Trail - a fabulous drive and a wonderful day.