Cheticamp

We finished the portion of the Cabot Trail that goes through the Cape Breton National Highland Park while the weather was good. We stopped for the night in Cheticamp - an Acadian town on the west coast of Cape Breton.

The rain arrived, as expected during the night, so we decided to check out some indoor places of interest. Monday morning we stopped at a local Boulangerie (bakery) and bought the most delicious croissants, cookies, and crusty rolls.

Cheticamp is one of the Acadian famous homes of hooked rugs. We stopped at a museum and saw the most amazing rugs. Some were floral, but the outstanding ones were portraits of US Presidents (many were presented to the White House), massive rugs with religious themes and landscapes.

We then took advantage of the cloudy weather to drive across Cape Breton to the Marconi Trail and down to Louisbourg. We made a stop at the Marconi museum that outlined Marconi's success in establishing the first trans-Atlantic radio contact. There was a guy there operating the ham radio using Morse Code - Jack and he talked quite a while and had a ball.

On our way, we spotted this wood pile that was done in the round!

After the Marconi museum, we tried to visit a Miner's Museum, but it was too late in the day. We drove the 45 minutes down to Louisbourg, home of Canada's Park's "crown jewel" which is a huge recreation of a fort. AAA recommends reserving an entire day to see the park, so that is what we plan to do tomorrow. Luckily, the hurricane that is brushing the coast is going a little further out to sea, so we will probably have light rain, but no massive winds or rain.