Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia-A Wonderful Destination

Dan Pfeifer
Gardening, Birding, and Outdoor Adventure
3 min readAug 3, 2023

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Volume 7-Our Trip Continues to the Highlands of Nova Scotia

Cabot Trail-West Side/Author Photo

Welcome back. Sunday morning (July 31) we left Prince Edward and headed to our next destination. You may have guessed Nova Scotia but most likely not Cape Breton.

Nova Scotia is a beautiful province, no doubt about it. We have visited much of it over the years but a lot still remains to be explored . We have been to Cape Breton 2 times previously, the last being in 2000. Yup, a long time ago. Both previous trips involved our popup camper with the kids.

Cabot Trail-East Side/Author Photo

Cape Breton is Stunning

I still remember our first visit there, it was around 1990. My daughter was just 4 and we had our first popup camper. We were camping in Chéticamp at the Cape Breton Highlands National Park.

After setting up the camper, my wife and daughter decided a nap was in order. I decided to take a drive up the road which is the Cabot Trail, a scenic highway on the island. This 186 mile road meanders through the Cape Breton Highlands and is nothing short of spectacular.

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Dan Pfeifer
Gardening, Birding, and Outdoor Adventure

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