A Few Days at the Tip of the Cabot Trail

The past few days have been filled with lots more of Nova Scotia’s beauty.  We headed up the Cabot Trail on Thursday morning; and unfortunately it was very foggy and misty.  And we didn’t get to see very much of the breathtaking views that it’s known for world wide.

We did however, arrive at the Jumping Mouse campground right on the tip of the trail at Bay St. Lawrence.  Our sister-in-law Rosie, has 2 sisters who live on Cape Breton Island.  Marg and her husband Fred own the campground; and have a beautiful place to call home. 

Shortly after arriving and setting up; we headed down to the harbour to give Fred a hand preparing their sailboat.  Within a short time Fred, Ken and Mike had a lot of the gear set and ready to go.  The sailboat hadn’t been used in 7 years and there was a lot of prep work to be done; before Fred, Marg and Ken headed out for a sail.

We got an unexpected sail on Friday; Fred wanted to give the boat a “shake down” cruise; and we were quite happy to oblige.  The day was beautiful; and it felt good to have the wind from the Atlantic blowing you along… nice.

On Friday, we met Rosie’s other sister, Claudia and her partner Rejean.  Nice couple and we helped them pick berries for them to bring to the local market to sell on Saturday.

On Sunday, we took a drive over to Meat Cove and the end of the road; literally.  The day was clear; and we were awed by the amazing views.  There’s a campground with a great view of the ocean and just around the corner, you’re in some guys driveway. 

We also got treated to a couple of saunas while here; and both times the heat felt wonderful.  Also enjoyed a full moon and a few fires before it was time to head.

Last night was spent at Cheticamp; a nice place beside a cove; and we finally got to enjoy our first lobster dinner… and mmmm mmmm was it ever tasty. 

Today, was spent driving along the Northumberland coast and we are currently camped about 20 feet from the Tatamagouche Bay… WOW  what a beautiful place.  We plan on spending two days here before we starting slowly heading West.

Overall, we have really enjoyed this trip and are glad that we did it.  Feel free to click here to see some of the beauty we’ve been seeing.