We did all of our morning chores in 1 hour and we were on our way by 8 a.m. Our GPS said we should be at St. Ann Campground by 11:30 am. Well it did not turn out that way.
We took 104 to Cape Breton and the road was great. Smooth hills and valleys with forests on each side. Some of the evergreen trees were quite tall and then there were patches of small trees. It looked a reforesting project. When we got to St. Georges Bay we started to see some farmland which had been carved out of the wooded area. Near Monastery we were on the high road thru the foothills. Suddenly we saw a sign that said “Danger Blowing Snow Zone”.
When we got to the Cabot Trail we saw a sign which read “Cabot Trail-Experience the Masterpiece”. What we saw today was a masterpiece so tomorrow we will plan to do more of the Cabot Trail. When we passed over the Canso Causeway we had a view of the bay with high cliffs and the water looked like a mirror.
We had switched to Rt. 105 which was a nice road with views of water as we passed St Patricks Channel . When we reached exit 12 we were diverted to a narrow curvy road to the ferry which crossed St. Ann’s Bay. As we waited to go on the ferry we could see it was going to be a short deep enter and exit from the ferry. When the ferry came to our side the captain of the ferry came to talk to us. He said most big rigs will drag the back of the rig on the ramp as they go on and off. Walt and the captain looked at the underside of the back and found a rub bar which would be an extra safety so you did not scrape the bottom of the RV. He said the other choice is to go back to exit 11 and take the long way to the campground. His advice was not to take a rig like ours over that road because there was some construction on the road and it would be worse than taking the rig on the ferry. He said he would not take his rig on that road. So we decided to go on the ferry. When he came in he made sure he was as close to the shore so the angle would not be as steep. Well, we did scrape but had no damage. We did not hardly scrape when we went off the ferry. So we finally arrived at our camp by 12:09 pm. The camp is almost all seasonal campers so it was deserted except for two old gentlemen. One guarded the upper end of the grounds and the other guarded the lower end. The gentlemen did this as a hobby and making sure they knew everyone. Our site was a bit hard to get into but when we did the rig was standing perfectly level so we set up in a hurry. No extra ramps to level the rig. When we look out of the windows on the back of the house we can see St. Ann’s Bay. It was very nice scenery.
We did a quick lunch and jumped in our truck to go to a local information center so we could plan our tour. The trip took us to a pewter gallery just north of us. We did a purchase of some very nice Celtic napkin rings. We then drove south on the road that we were told was very rough. The captain was very correct but the scenery in areas were breathtaking. The construction area was part of the stimulus package of Canada and it was rough and difficult to travel. After the construction area the road was just wonderful. This road led us into the town of Baddeck.
As we were coming into Baddeck we spotted the Alexander Graham Bell Exhibit. We had planned to visit this museum so we stopped. The display was small but very interesting. Bell was a teacher, scientist and inventor. Bell devoted his life, with unusual success, to the benefit of mankind. Known chiefly as the inventor of the telephone, he also produced important inventions and discoveries in medicine, aeronautics, marine engineering, genetics and electrical science, and greatly advanced the methods and practices of teaching the deaf to communicate. Born in Scotland, citizen of the United States and longtime resident of Canada, Bell is himself a symbol of the international impact of his achievements.
After the tour we went to a Tea Room and had some tea and scones as we looked over the St. Andrews Channel. It was about 4 pm so it was time for high tea. The tea set they used was from England and it was quite nice. We then went to the information center and picked up some literature and drove back to the campground.
Trivia: We are in the remotest area we have been in for a long time. We have no internet, cell phones or television. We cannot even watch a movie because we have to have television service to watch a video.
We have seen parks in Nova Scotia with the barrel from a automatic washer used as a fire ring. We had one last Friday night and it was nicer than an open fire.
A very long day so good-night.
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