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THE CABOT TRAIL AND SYDNEY
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| This map of Cape Breton Island Shows
most of the places we visited except for Pleasant Bay which is located
in the top left just at the end of the words Cape Breton. The Cabot
Trail starts in the center of the map at Baddeck, goes west then turns
across the island as it passes through the Margaree Vally to Inverness.
It then encircles the island back to Baddeck. After seeing
the Whales at Pleasant Bay we travel "UP" the trail and within a few miles
saw a bull moose beside the road. What an annimal!!! We departed
the trail at St. Ann's
and made our way to Sydney, the largest town on the island. Side
trips to New Waterford, Glace Bay(wish we had spent more time there)
where
Marconi pioneered radio
and Louisburg took up most of the next day. Day 9 saw us on
the road back to Halifax, a beautiful trip by Bras d'or Lake.
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These two shots are from the Cabot Trail. Left is going
up the west side to Pleasant Bay and the right one is looking toward Cape
North. We passed through Ingonish and saw the
Keltic Lodge
and the
Highland Links Golf Course
(rated no. 1 in Canada). Beautiful places!!!
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| This is from one of the highest points
on the trail, just east of Pleasant Bay.
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The east side of the trail had some of
the steepest roads ever, a bit scary at times.
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In the picture to the left the Cabot Trail
follows the valley behind the village of Pleasant Bay. The photo shows
only the bay and not much of the town. From here the Trail crosses
the island to Ingonish. It was on this leg of the trip that we had
a bull moose appear on the roadside. Big Animal!!
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| As we left the Cabot Trail we entered the
Sydney
area which was noted for its minning and steel industry. Most,
if not all, of the mines and the steel mill are closed now, which has left
the area somewhat economically depressed. None the less we had a
marvelous time there and even looked up an internet buddy, Norman Robar,
and spent a little time with him and his wife. Norm and I collect
glass telephone insulators
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| The city boardwalk was a place for the locals
to gather and listen to singers and bands as they performed by the waterfront
of the Sydney River. Our hotel is the white building. The
three goons on the right all played in the NHL(well, maybe not the one
in the middle).
John Hanna(left)
and
Kevin Morrison
(owner of Busteers Steak House) were sharing memories of olden times
on the ice and allowed me to join in. The long trek back to
Halifax came next but the scenery by Bras d'or Lake was fantastic. We
traveled east on highway 4 to St. Peter's and the picked up the "interstate".
A side trip into New
Glasgow
for lunch was nice.
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