Cabot Trail

Today we drove the Cabot Trail.....the whole thing. We had planned to just go to Ingonish and then turn around but we decided to continue on from Ingonish. The Cabot Trail was nothing short of breathtaking. The rugged shoreline and the magestic tree covered mountains. These are the highest hills we have seen since the rockies. The weather was beautiful and the drive took quite long because you just have to stop at all the turnouts and take it all in. There are some very steep parts, we were thankful we didn't have the trailer on the back. We will do the coast drive again tomorrow because there is an Scottish festival/music about 1/2 hour from here in the afternoon. I have discovered what Dunvegan consists of....I counted 7 houses and that is it!!

We stopped at Ingonish Beach and had a great afternoon. The waves were just pounding the beach which made it very exciting. Rachel and Jenna and Catherine got their fair share of dunkings. Richard even did quite a spectacular face plant. I think he can still feel where the wave smashed him in the back. It was fun on the boards because you have that extra bit of flotation. I stood along the beach for quite a while with Matthew and Rachel feeling the water suck the sand away around our feet. The water was a balmy 21C. Not a bad day for our first swim in the Atlantic Ocean. What made this an even more perfect beach was the warm freshwater lake right behind the bluff. We went there to wash off the salt both from our bodies and our suits. After a quick snack of poutine (mmmmm) we hit the road again for another hour 1/2 to get back to camp. We are all tired. Jenna even fell asleep in the truck on the way home. I can't imagine how beautiful the Cabot Trail would look in the fall with all those tree in full colour.....(sigh) maybe next trip.