We were driving the "Sunrise Trail"; we thought that it was aptly named, although we never saw many others enjoying the sunrises with us.  

<< We crossed the land bridge from New Brunswick into the Province of Nova Scotia late in the afternoon.  The people manning the visitors' centers were tremendously helpful.  We almost felt like we had the personal consultation of a travel agent each time we stopped.  

We headed northeast and stopped for the night at a provincial campground near Amherst.  The mosquitoes were thick, so the next morning we left very early to get out of the woods before we fixed our coffee.  We stopped at a small harbor and watched as all the watermen left while the tide was favorable.  We thoroughly enjoyed the sunrise here and all the birds.

You need a license to fish, but Dean was looking for pools where he could have thrown a lure.  I just thought the river was beautiful. >>

<< We stopped for the night at a campground just inside Cape Breton Highlands National Park. We rode our bikes through the woods and along a beautiful river.   The forest floor was carpeted with lady slippers, that beautiful orchid so typical of a pristine acid woods in the north.

No matter where you look in Cape Breton, the amazing scenery takes your breath away.  The rocky coast, the birch and coniferous forests, and the undulating highlands provide the backdrop for this unspoiled land.   

Cape Breton Nation Highlands Park spans the whole peninsula from east to west with a few out-of-park towns dotting the shoreline.  The only roads run along either coast; the whole interior is wilderness with only hiking trails.  North of this park, there is another large provincial wilderness area and to the east of that are some towns and non-park areas.  Neil's Harbor is one of these north-of-the-park towns.  

<<  We thoroughly enjoyed Neil's Harbour, yet another charming, but quirky seaside fishing village.  

They have the typical squat Canadian lighthouse and a fish/lobster packing plant in the barn-shaped building next to the docks.  The cloudy day is good and bad for photography with the dark clouds providing interesting background for our boats photo, but not quite enough light for the overall scenery photos.

We thought the Betty Boop-like character on the old channel marker in someone's front yard was fun.

At The Citadel, they say that the only thing missing here is the scurvy! The guard plays his part very well in his traditional uniform.  The view from atop this hill shows why it was an important strategic spot.  

The domes look different from up here--you can see them from below in the photo looking up the street.

We loved the Victorian public gardens just down the street from The Citadel.  

Poor Ceres must bear the indignity of a large gull sitting on her head day after day.   Many folks strolled around the gardens on this day. 

The well-maintained homes in the neighborhoods off the main streets make Halifax a truly marvelous city.