Seize the Day
Thursday May 28:
The sound of rain on the roof can be so comforting....but maybe not so much after several days of waking up to it yet again while camping. At least it's the sound on a metal roof of a camper rather than on a tent! No matter, we still have to bundle up and go outside with the dogs, and so it was this morning in Cape Breton. The temp hovered around 40 degrees and we were happy to have brought our heavier jackets.
The weather forecast for the next few days remains bleak, with snow predicted for Friday. Added to that is a leak in one of the camper's water pipes (another story), and we figured that, dammit, we would seize the moment and compress our intended Cabot Trail journey into this one day. And so we did!
Many of these pictures were taken from a moving vehicle, and of course don't do justice to the beauty of the area.
Parts of the trail reminded us of the Kancamagus Highway in New Hampshire. The foliage is about a month behind what we have even in Vermont.
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The study of plate tectonics is fascinating, and this poster at one of the scenic overlooks shows how this part of the North American plate was once linked to northern Africa:
We will definitely have to plan another trip here, but for now, it's time to settle in for the night ...
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