Road Trip 2014: Sydney/Cape Breton

After taking the ferry back to Nova Scotia, we took some time to hang out in Sydney and Cape Breton as my sister had a friend who was staying in that area for the summer.  The ferry ride was generally uneventful; less painful than the overnight ferry, but it still felt pretty long.  We arrived in Sydney in the afternoon and took some time to hang out on the boardwalk and eat some amazing seafood.

We spent one day on the Cabot Trail which was quite interesting.  The Cabot Trail is scenic highway in Cape Breton.  It's essentially a loop.....a relatively windy loop which takes about 6 hours to drive without stops.  Of course, we took tons of stops, but in hindsight it was overall a bit rushed doing the whole trail in one day.  The day we chose to go was not the best day; it was pretty cloudy and grey out with occasional rain every so often. Nevertheless, the sights were gorgeous, especially once we got into the section of the trail cutting through the National Park.  It was neat to see some small towns along the way, and stopping for some amazing seafood every couple hours was of course a huge perk. 

We also spent a day in the Fortress of Louisbourg which was a French fortress in the 18th century and is now partially restored for tourism purposes.  The site was really neat as it was interactive with people in role and guided walking tours which were extremely informative.  Usually I would stray away from interactive type sites, especially now that I'm older; but everyone working in the Fortress knew the history down to a tee, and were able to answer a lot of questions about the site which was really nice (they also didn't mind breaking character).

Sydney's Giant Fiddle & SEAFOOD

Sydney Boardwalk

Views from the Cabot Trail (despite lousy weather)

Fortress of Louisbourg

-M