No, I haven't dropped off the face of the earth. I've just been having a great time on Cape Breton Island. It is still warm and the weather is still decent but it's pretty crappy out there today. Fall is supposed to hit pretty quickly. I think I have some pretty good photos for the last week or so, and I'll try to post them when I can. I've been fortunate enough to get to know some of the locals around these parts and have been showed a pretty good time in Inverness and also North River / Baddeck. Been to another ceilidh in Mabou. It was a place called the Red Shoe and saw some of the Rankin sisters step dancing. It was a lot of fun, the music was great and the people were really friendly. I drove the Cabot Trail a few days ago and it was a gorgeous area with plenty of dramatic vistas. On the extreme north end of the island I camped at a stunning campground called Meat Cove. My tent was perched on the end of a 50m cliff, saw a gorgeous harvest moon, and woke up early enough to watch the sun come up. Another day I took a long bike ride in the middle of the National Park and it was pretty gnarly. There wasn't anyone around so it was fortunate that I had no problems. Yesterday I booked a kakak tour for the day. It was pretty windy when I got there in the morning and it looked pretty iffy. We went out anyways. There was just the guide and two women from England. Going out was easy but coming back we were battling huge waves in 30 knots of wind with gusts of about 50. Kayak got turned around a few times so it was a bit of a challange, but well worth it.
All in all a great time in this cool place. Everyone should come check out Cape Breton Island sometime if they have the chance. The plan next is to catch the last ferry to Newfoundland on Monday. (taking the long way to Argentia). I'll have to come back on the shorter ferry from the western side of the island, but then won't have to double back.
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