We spent the last couple days in Bay St. Lawrence, on the northern edge of Cape Breton Island, a little ways off from the more tourist-heavy Cabot Trail. We found a gorgeous campsite, and it was very nice to slow down the pace a little bit.

The original idea to cycle-tour this part of the trip fell through when we got our rental bikes and realized they were pretty inadequate for hauling our gear up and down (but mostly up) the local hills. We still managed to get out for a nice bike ride, though.

We also squeezed in a quick kayaking excursion; finally one with no thunderstorms chasing us off the water!

Cormorants!

We are finishing up our northern kick off the Cabot Trail in Dingwall, where we found a cabin for the night with a view of the beach.