Cape Breton Island and The Cabot Trail

camp walk

  Cape Breton Island is the eastern end of Nova Scotia. It's highest           elevation   is 1755 ft.. The Cabot Trail is the roadway encircling  much   of   the island. It is 298 km long. 1/3 of the trail passes through Cape   Breton   Highlands National Park, " where the mountains meet the   sea."  The park   has 26 hiking trails,8 campgrounds. There are several   spectacular look-offs   along Cabot Trail with interesting interpretive   panels about the geology of   Cape Breton, the flora and wildlife.

We made good use of the campground's Wi-Fi and didn't head out until after 10:00. We picked up the
Cabot Trail at South Haven and immediately climbed Kelly's Mountain (elevation 787 ft.) along St. Ann's Harbour.We made several stops at look-offs as we motored NE along the coast.

We stopped for a few groceries at a Freshmart in Ingonish,  and ate

lunch there. We walked one short hiking trail, "a leg stretcher" at Green Cove, a rocky granite headland  where we spotted seals in the water. At the Jack Pine Trailhead, we look the coastal loop in reverse. Kathy hiked much farther than I did.

We stopped in Neil's Harbour, a very picturesque fishing village. While I took pictures, Kathy visited the Chowder House  for take-out.

We checked in at Hide Away Campground and Oyster Market at the northern end of Cape Breton Island in Dingwall. We drove 153 km under partly cloudy skies. The clouds really added to the stunning vistas, I had a totally different perspective from my last drive of the Cabot Trail which was from the west in 2018. This time from the east.