Fall Foliage 2013: Sydney, NS

Thursday, October 10th

Today we have booked a full day tour along the Cabot Trail. I am hoping that the colors will be close to peak..

A description of the tour is as follows:

Cabot Trail Tour

Upon leaving the Sydney Metropolitan area, we’ll travel to the peaceful Cape Breton countryside away from the hustle and bustle of city traffic. Along the way, we’ll cross the little Bras d’ Or where you will see many small pleasure boats on the glistening lake. The Bras d’ Or Lakes are Canada's inland sea which is used by thousands of boaters each year. The surrounding hills offer boaters protection from the nearby Atlantic Ocean.
Kelly’s Mountain - Look Off

We’ll climb Kelly’s Mountain where we’ll stop at two stunning look-offs, the Bras d ‘Or and Saint Ann’s Bay. From the spectacular Saint Ann's look-off, we’ll enjoy scenic views of Saint Ann's Bay, before we proceed to cross Saint Ann's Bay via the Englishtown Ferry and tour through the beautiful Cape Breton Highlands along TheCabot Trail.
We’ll be passing through sparsely populated communities where the residents make a living from the sea as fishermen or in the forest as loggers and pulp-cutters. Touring through communities with names such as South Gut Saint Ann's, North Gut Saint Ann's, North River Bridge, Tarbotvale, Breton Cove, Skir Dhu, French River and Wreck Cove so-named, because of the tremendous amount of ships which went aground in the area.
Cape Smokey

We’ll climb the magnificent Cape Smokey (it is very, very steep but the scenery is unsurpassed) before arriving in the Ingonish area which is home to the upscale Keltic Lodge at Middlehead and Highland Links Golf Course which has been ranked many times over as the number one golf course in Canada. Keltic Lodge has colourful grounds and great views of Ingonish Harbour.
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Well, that was the description!! That was the route we took but there really wasn't much color. I guess I really am spoiled living so close to the Smokies. The scenery was pretty...the weather was just about perfect but the color or scenery was not like home.