Wet day. very wet day. It misted all night, rained hard around 6:30 ish this morning and rained on us all the way from Truro to Baddeck here on Cape Breton Island. It stopped just long enough for us to get registered, parked, everything connected and then it started again.
Ronnie is not feeling well, so he went to take a nap....it's good sleeping weather for sure!! It's about 3:30 p.m. and we're not sure what we'll do this afternoon. Still raining.
Cape Breton Island has about 5 "loops" around it to see various sections of the island. We have to pick and choose which to see. We chose the "Ceilidh Route" on the northwestern shores to enjoy the local ceilidh's going on in the area (pronounced Kay-lees; these are gatherings at various places with the locals playing their wonderful music -- mostly, on this end of the island, a Celtic/Scottish/Irish type of music) and then, the Cabot Trail, along the eastern shoreline which is in the mountains and has the rugged, rocky coastline. It's noted for it's scenic views and wildlife.
An interesting note: These Ceilidhs are also called "kitchen parties"; on the other side of the island in the Acadian area, these kitchen parties are called Musique de la Baie (which we attended at the Around the Bend Restaurant) Same things/different names/different types of music. All good.
Plans were to do the Ceilidh Route this afternoon with a stopover at the Red Shoe Pub (famous for its food and music); however, the music doesn't start until 10 p.m. tonight (!) and with R not feeling well, I think we'll make a change. We might just stay in tonight, get something local to eat and start fresh tomorrow and do the Ceilidh route. I've found other ceilidh's on the way for tomorrow afternoon. There's also one every night here in Baddeck at a local church, so I've been told.
We're saving the Cabot Route for Monday when the weather is supposed to be better, ie, no more rain! Hopefully, the sun will be out and we can view the views.... We only have two more days here.
It's a nice campground. large, easy in, easy out sites with a bit of privacy on one side with trees.
It's a dark, gloomy day here. 100% humidity....just ask my hair. High 60's, low 70's. Not what I was expecting. Fall has yet to arrive here for sure. However, on the way to this end of the island, we are beginning to see a little color in the trees. Nova Scotia is a very wooded province. Long stretches of highway (great road) with few towns (no rest areas.lol) A beautiful place.
Dish Network's "footprint" doesn't come this far east/south, so we've not been able to get satellite; cable is so, so bad. I feel for these people with their choices of TV stations. We will be glad to get back to the good ole USA to watch television. We've got lots of movies taped so that has been a help.
