Looping around the Cabot Trail

We left Louisbourg @ 9 in the morning to Cheticamp which is located on the north/western shore of the island. Along that nice drive along the coast we have made Withe Point our first stop where we found this little harbor.

Dark clouds are hanging 

not much to see, but we checked it out anyway.

Before we left that little place we took advantage of the porta-potty. A porta potty in a harbor, right. I can see you frown. Far wrong. This portable toilet was the most clean one I have ever encountered. In fact it was so clean and fresh (yes, fresh) smelling that a lot of places (including restaurants (especially in Florida)) could learn something. Wow...another high score for Nova Scotia.

on our way to Meat Cove

Meat Cove is a rural fishing community at the northern tip of Cape Breton Island. If one loves the absolutely "nothing" you are at the right place. More than once did we think we were lost. Nah...we must have blinked, missed it, again...can't be. Well, since turning around was no easy task we just kept going. 

Oh...some houses, maybe we are on the right track

A pretty bumpy gravel road brought us to our destination A campground at the end of the road. A few small trailers and tents. You better have all you need, because there is nothing around, but a beautiful view.

Up left you see the Canadian Flag, that's were the campground is. Thinking of you Pam & Tom, as we saw some bicyclists taking it all in, you would like it.

Our park brochure mentioned "The Bog", aka Cape Brenton Highland National Park. It features a short 0.5 km ( 0.3 mi) self-guided trail and signs along the way explain life in the bog. A bog is a wetland that gets water only from rain and snow. Therefore plants and animals that live in bogs must adopt to the low level of nutrients. Peat and moss, some conifers and rhododendron (some look like orchids to me). Green frogs, moose, dragonflies can live here, too. 

pitcher plant (meat eating plant)

conifer

apparently not an orchid....but what do I know ;-)

What a great place. Too bad we did not see any moose, just some of the very dark green frogs. Listen closely so you can find them sitting on a leaf floating in the water. It was pretty cold and overcast up there. Nevertheless we spend almost an hour on that 20 minutes walk. Looking here and there, reading the signs, trying to figure out the vegetation and really "see". I am always amazed what mother nature is capable off. So glad we stopped there, it was well worth is, despite the weather.

Ceticamp

Ceticamp, our place to call it a day. A short stroll to the harbor before it started raining. Back in the room the horrible news about Orlando. What a shame. During our trips we seldom turn the TV on, mostly to check the weather but most channels were covering the tragedy.

That red lighthouse in the back is were we had a pretty good dinner. It was more a pub with a stage were one lonely guy was playing rather Keys style (Grandma's Feather Bed...thinking of Donnie) than Arcadian music which we would have expected since that was announced on the sign outside to lure one in. Another glass of red wine before we call it a night.

Ta-ta