Thursday, September 25, 2025

Maritimes: Goodbye PEI, Hello Cape Breton

 Thursday morning, we bid farewell to Prince Edward Island.

Anne bidding us farewell.

Entering New Brunswick

Entering Nova Scotia

We stopped in Oxford, the wild blueberry capital of Canada.

Megan, Me and U with the Blueberry Man

We drove to Cape Breton.


We had initially planned on driving via the coast and stopping at the Celtic Music Center in Judique. However, between spending a bit of time shopping on PEI and a storm coming in the next day, we decided to head straight for Chéticamp and the Cabot Trail. We drove as far as Pleasant Bay. Here are some photos of the spectacular scenery from our drive.









We really wanted to hike the Skyline Trail and figured Thursday was our best bet due to the weather forecast for Friday (the trail ended up being closed Friday due to the wind). We are glad we did it although if we did it again, we would likely just hike the left leg as that is where the better views were.
Megan, Matthew, Me and U

Matthew, Megan and Me hiking down the trail.



Happy Megan

Matthew and Me hiking up ahead.






View of the Cabot Trail from Skyline Trail. The kids said it was like the Road to Hana but on a hill.

Boardwalk out to the headland.


U, Me and Matthew

Do you see Megan? She opted not to walk down all the steps, enjoying the view from the top.

It was a nice place to watch the sunset. A park ranger was kind to take some pictures for us.




Megan and U


Megan, Matthew, Me and U

U, Megan, Matthew and Me

Picture we took from a viewing platform in the moose exclosure (to protect the young trees from the moose).

The Cornerstone Motel. There is a little food prep area around the corner and we had a nice view of the river from our window.

Enjoying the pastries we picked up at the local bakery.

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