The Long and Winding Road -- Cape Breton

     We revisited Cape Breton in October 2018 to experience the fall colours. If you recall, we did travel through Cape Breton in the Fall of 2017 en route from Newfoundland to Prince Edward Island. The colours were amazing but the weather did not co-operate much. It was rainy and foggy most of the time. While traveling along the Cabot Trail, we did want to do some hiking through some trails along the way, however it was not only the rain that detoured us. Many of the trails were closed due to aggressive moose behaviour during this mating season.

The Fall colours along the Cabot Trail

"Well, Hello!"

Red, yellow and colours in between.

I don't want him dropping down on me!

A cute little lighthouse in a harbour

This building was built in the shape of a boat. Unique!

The view from our hotel room the first night in Port Hawkesbury.
The other side of the strait is the mainland of Nova Scotia.

The Canso Causeway is a 1,385 m rock-fill causeway in Nova
 Scotia. The causeway crosses the Strait of Canso, connecting
 Cape Breton Island by road to the Nova Scotia peninsula

Off the main road and through the hills. We took a dirt road that
twisted and turned up a mountain. There were only a few houses 
on the road. We spent about an hour traveling on this road to its
dead end and then travelled back down to the main highway. We did
not meet any wildlife or people on this little jaunt.

A cluster of Mushrooms

As you know from other posts, I like to take photos of  leaves

Driving along a wet road with colours on both sides.

A view of the ocean along the Cabot Trail.

The long and winding road! Cabot Trail.

A nice place to sit and rest, looking out at the ocean. Too bad it was raining.

A view of the ocean and the shoreline from a lookout.

Covered with colour

Lobster traps and buoys beside a house.

Nice reflection!

An abandoned structure in the middle of swampy land.

Brilliant!

Caution: Watch for falling rock.

    During the summer and fall there were many parts of the road that were under construction, so at times we were going slow but most of the time we were able to go at our own pace watching the lovely surroundings. It was a nice trip even though the weather wasn't ideal. You make the best of what is presented to you.