Cape Breton, Nova Scotia Canada

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The Canso Causeway crosses the Strait of Canso, connecting Cape Breton Island by road to the Nova Scotia peninsula.  Its crest thickness is 130 feet.  Constructed in an "S" shape, the causeway has a base width of 801 feet in waters having a maximum depth of 213 feet.

Baddeck Bay

Windy on top of Mount Smokey

Lobster Club Sandwich in Neil's Harbor

North Harbor

 

The Lone Shieling, a Scottish crofter's hut nestled in an old-growth forest.

 

This is one of the most protected areas of the park. The 350-year-old sugar maple trees are just part of this virgin forest which is also home to rare animals like the rock vole and Gaspé shrew.

Remnants of  Cheticamp an old Acadian Village

We were lucky enough to be invited to Jeff and Johnena's home for dinner. More wonderful friends of Shonna's.   Jeff is an Oyster Farmer.  Our dinner started with oysters cooked Portuguese style. Which has lemon juice, bread crumbs, gouda cheese and bacon - Yum.  Next we had seafood chowder followed by baked fish and rice. Dinner was delicious.  It was great spending the evening with them.  Hearing about life of the locals.

Jeff selling his Oysters at the Farmers Market

Mabou Harbour Lighthouse

Our first sign of fall

Mabou

The Red Shoe Pub
 owned by the Rankin Sisters

Excellent Seafood Chowder among other things.


Fiddle Music Cape Breton style

The Alexander Graham Bell Museum

Bell had wide-ranging interests and produced a wide body of inventive work, much of it was undertaken in Baddeck at his summer home name Beinn Bhreagh.

Little Narrows Ferry

Plaster Cove

Port Hood

Boardwalk to the beach.

Fortress of Louisbourg

 

If you were caught sleeping while on guard duty you had to ride the wooden horse with your hand tied behind your back and canyon balls tied to your ankles. Ouch.

 

We saw good bye to beautiful Cape Breton as we cross back over the Causeway.

 Our favorite so far.