Cabot Trail and Ceilidh Trail

After spending the night in Cheticamp, today (8/28/2015) we will finish driving the Cabot Trail and then switch to RT-19 in Margaree Forks and begin driving along the Ceilidh Trail. 

Leaving Cheticamp, it was sunny: we had this view of the coast. 

I was taking a picture out of the car while Carmen was driving when my hat blew off and out the window.  Going back to get the hat, and parking at a turnout, we were able to get this view of the coast (looking north).  There was also a couple having a photo shoot.

  

The view south from the turnout, after I retrieved my hat.

Several sections of the road turned inland from the coast.  Along one of those miles is this nice view of a barn with the tree covered hill in the background.

We have seen a number of the Adirondack chairs and here were more in front of a house, in four different colors. 

One of many fields we saw in our travels. 

We arrive at Port Hasting, our departure location from Cape Breton.  Once across the bridge we will be on the lower island of Nova Scotia.  Before crossing the bridge, we see a tanker ship that looks like it is loading up on dirt and stones.  You can also see the notch where it looks like they dump the scree from the top for loading.

Now we are on RT 344 and begin our drive along the east coast of the Nova Scotia.  Until we get to Saint Francis Harbour there hasn't been much to see.  Most of the roads along this section are winding and full of potholes, not a good ride and you cannot see the sea and coast without taking each side road.

We stop at a turnout along the Guysborough Bay and read about the chronicle of Prince Henry Sinclair's voyage to Nova Scotia in 1398 and spent a year exploring.

We arrive in Queensport and have a good sunny view of Queensport lighthouse. 

Carmen, standing at the viewpoint, overlooking the lighthouse.

Just a quick stop at Tor Bay, but I was able to take a quick picture of this view.

This was either New Harbour or Coddles Harbor.  Do not remember which and I did not make any notes of the location. 

On RT-316 we were traveling around Country Harbour, since that is the way the road went, and had a nice view when we reach the end and the bridge over the river.

After reaching the road that would take us back to the coast, we decided that we had enough of the rough and winding road and having to take side roads to see the coast, so we decided to head back to Maine, via Muncton.  Tonight we'll stay in Muncton and tomorrow we will decide if we go back into Maine via Calais or Houlton.