Cabot Trail

The ferry crossing was smooth but the boarding and waiting was painful. Scheduled to leave at 4:30 pm, we departed at 3:00 am. Partly weather at Porte au Basques, and partly work to rule as we now understand...... Glad we chose to arrive before dark and wait at the bare-bones terminal as someone did hit a moose on their way in at night. Crossing was smooth and prebooking our berth was the smartest choice we made on our trip.
Cabot Trail lived up to every expectation. Erik had a blast on the tight curves with the awe inspiring ocean views. We entered the Trail on exit 11 before Baddeck and did it counter-clockwise affording us the most stunning scenery with the ocean on our right. We did see a moose. We caught every possible weather pattern but luckily the drenching rain only lasted 10 minutes. Fog was mostly distant. Temperature was quite mild. A great day to ride. We are in Cheticamp for the night right on the ocean and enjoyed lobster and crab dinner listening to traditional Acadian fiddlers. This little fishing/tourist town just outside the Park boundary is a "must-stop". Life does not get any better than this.