Days 7 & 8....north on Cape Breton Island.
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Back to the “action”.
After Sherbrook we headed north on the Trans Canada Highway. It's on 1 lane in either direction, with some passing lanes on hills, but it's not too busy. This is just as well as there are some deep potholes which it would be impossible to avoid if driving in heavy traffic.
We crossed the causeway to Cape Breton Island through sea spray and strong winds but by the time we arrived at Badeck it was sunny and quite warm. This is the small resort where Alexander Graham Bell summered when he lived in the USA sand there's an impressive museum dedicated to him. I did not know that he did much to devise machines to help deaf people talk or that he coined the phrase “greenhouse effect” in 1914 and did lots of experiments with solar power.
Today we've headed further north on the Cabot Trail. Sadly the weather has turned cloudy and showery but the clouds are high so we could still see the landscape. We both think the local tourist authorities have somewhat over-hyped the Trail. Certainly the scenery in Scotland is just as impressive - without the long distances involved over here.
Back to the “action”.
After Sherbrook we headed north on the Trans Canada Highway. It's on 1 lane in either direction, with some passing lanes on hills, but it's not too busy. This is just as well as there are some deep potholes which it would be impossible to avoid if driving in heavy traffic.
We crossed the causeway to Cape Breton Island through sea spray and strong winds but by the time we arrived at Badeck it was sunny and quite warm. This is the small resort where Alexander Graham Bell summered when he lived in the USA sand there's an impressive museum dedicated to him. I did not know that he did much to devise machines to help deaf people talk or that he coined the phrase “greenhouse effect” in 1914 and did lots of experiments with solar power.
Today we've headed further north on the Cabot Trail. Sadly the weather has turned cloudy and showery but the clouds are high so we could still see the landscape. We both think the local tourist authorities have somewhat over-hyped the Trail. Certainly the scenery in Scotland is just as impressive - without the long distances involved over here.
Today's route.
Unable to correctly label photos. 2nd is view from Badeck motel of small Norwegian cruise ship en route to North West Passage.
ReplyDelete3rd flowers at AG Bell centre.
Couple of views on the Trail today