They’ve All Gone Home!
We enjoyed a good breakfast this morning with some very good Yorkshire tea. Well, at least I did. The owners of the B&B used to sell tea, but on Cape Breton, it wasn’t a success so they have these really nice large urns of tea leaves for their guests who drink tea. Interestingly, at breakfast there were more people drinking tea, than coffee. I was quite surprised!
With a 6 hour drive waiting it was time to depart right after breakfast. Yesterday I promised colourful leaves. Here you go!
After leaving the Cape, we decided to follow the coast highway south to Halifax. Intermittent cells of rain were passing overhead driven by high winds. The rain was like an Irish mist which can quickly soak a person if caught outside. In a car travelling at speed these little pockets of rain were truly intermittent. We travelled from wet to cloud to sun, sometimes in a matter of minutes. The wind was always driving hard. I don’t think we saw a calm day the entire time we were on the Cape.
We eventually stopped for fuel, and I got a kick out of the sign that was attached to the fuel pump. I guess it was a thing. We actually went into the Tim Hortons, after moving our car, and we were both quite disappointed with our lunch. really, the only time I ever go into a Tim Hortons at home is when my granddaughter’s take me. Then it’s a hot chocolate with Tim Bits. I quite like the Tim Bits, and that’s why I don’t go to Tim Hortons! 😆
After driving the coast road all the way down to Dartmouth, we continued on through Halifax and then got onto a twinned double highway for about 60 km before we were able to get on a quiet back road again to head down to Lunenberg. In all we must have driven about 450 kms south today. These are not big provinces, but they are lovely to tour through. Generally good roads and pretty easy driving compared to BC. We are fast approaching 3,000 kms south on the odometer since picking up our car 9 days ago.
Once we are checked into our accommodations, we decided that it was time to go for a walk.  Except for a brief stop to get fuel and a touch of lunch, we had sat on our butts much of the day. Not my favourite thing!
Our first target was to walk down to the waterfront, just a couple of short blocks away, to see the Blue Nose II. I’ve always wanted to see her and she looks pretty fine. Beautiful lines, and in a full wind she must be very quick. She has framing over top of her, which I assume that they will cover with heavy duty plastic to keep the snow and weather at bay over the winter.
At this point, we don’t have any set plans for the next couple of days. We have to sort our options. Before we return to Halifax, I’m sure we’ll get to Peggy’s Cove and perhaps over to the Annapolis Valley. It will come down to the weather situation and a toss up between time spent driving versus time spent exploring on foot and seeing various locations of interest. Stay tuned!
Oh, and about today’s title? There are very few tourists here now. Most places close for the season in less than two weeks. I found it very strange to walk through the streets of an obvious tourist centric town. The vibe of the town seemed a bit out of balance to me.
Cheers!🍻
Geoff
Distance Walker - Wandering & Wondering! 