time getting to Linwood Harbor Campground as we were looking forward to a week of ocean
views and walks on the beach! Well...while a nice campground, their ocean view was a tiny tip
of an inner most harbor (technically an ocean view, but not what we were expecting). Wi-fi in
Nova Scotia is hard to come by so that's why we are delayed in getting this blog to you.
Nevertheless, Linwood Harbor was a good jumping off point. We spent some time at the
Visitors Center and found out about the different regions. We saw beautiful pics of Cape Breton
and the Cabot Trail, the northernmost part of NS. Since the house in Indy hadn't sold yet, we
needed to be thrifty with our cash, so we made the decision to drive Serenity as little as
possible. Gas was pretty pricey. We decided to spend our time on Cape Breton, driving the
Cabot Trail in the jeep and doing as many side trips as possible. So let's get started...follow us
into the magical land of Nova Scotia!
We went to Port Hawksbury, had breakfast at Fleur de Leigh, yum!, and stocked up on
groceries. In the afternoon, we went to Antigonish to find out more about the Scottish/Irish
region of Cape Breton. There are several scenic drives named for the different regions. The
Ceilidh Trail (pronounced "kay-lee") was our first endeavor, and gave us a Scottish/Irish taste of
NS. We took a quick drive up thru Port Hood (great little beach where we found sea glass),
Mabou (had a farmers market coming up on Sunday), Inverness and checked out MacLeod's
campground in Dunvegan for our next week's spot. It was clear most places were not open yet
for "the season"--we couldn't find MacLeod's CG by any signs only by GPS.
We stopped at the Glenora Distillery where we had a scrumptious lunch and Ron sampled 10-
year old Scotch. It was smooth! We were serenaded with some Celtic music and there was a
beautiful garden with a little stream.
Another day we packed the jeep and headed to the Eastern Shore. It started out as a misty day
with the clouds hanging low into the water. We stopped at some little beaches and Zoe had her
taste of freedom, she loved running and sniffing all sorts of strange things. We went to Canso.
We saw working fishing villages, lobstermen racing to get back to the harbor to unload their
catch and seagulls chasing all the way.
there.
We did a little cycling on Lucinda, our tandem, with Zoe in the doggie cart. We rode part of
the Celtic Shores Coastal Trail, about 10 miles. We saw the Cabot Links course and had lunch at the Cabot Public House. So long from Linwood Harbor, Antigonish, area, for now!
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