The trail name is Gaelic, so pronounce it as quay-leigh (or phonetically kay-lee).
We actually finished the Sunshine trail this morning - having had a wonderful evening at the Victorian B&B last night. But we couldn't find the Havre Boucher light. We took the named exit, well, it turns out there are two of them, and wandered around for a while. Got close to the second light, then decided w/o a 4WD, that wasn't going to happen, so went back again. This time was a charm and we got both the front and the rear range lights.
The next stop would be on Cape Breton, so mom drove for a moment while I attempted to get organized. The bridge on the causeway opened, so there was a queue, and them mom was supposed to make a left turn into the spot where we could see the next light. We finally pulled off shortly later, and after 5 minutes the backlog went away, did a U-turn, and now a right turn was easy. That's Balache Point if you are following along (see http://www.lighthousesrus.org/Canada/NovaScotia.htm#NS75 is where we started).
We did a few more lights, and then had to stop at the Glennora Distillery. They follow Scotch traditions, but can't call it scotch as it's from Canada. Took the tour and it's much sweeter than I'm used to (instead of Sherry kegs, they use Jack Daniels kegs made of Apple wood), but good. Had lunch there, then Marnie drove (since I had a beer for lunch).
The country side here varies from upstate New York to California back country so quite varied. Mom got her exercise on that length. We then saw the Margaree range lights and on the way to the hotel, we stopped by Little Narrows.
Checked into the Inverary Resort and unloaded the car, bought some more beer, then I took a boat ride around the island to get those lights. So I got quite a few photos today. While I was on the boat ride, the local eagle nest was pointed out to me. Here she is:
Went to their casual dining room tonight and ate very well. So, life goes on.
Charles
We actually finished the Sunshine trail this morning - having had a wonderful evening at the Victorian B&B last night. But we couldn't find the Havre Boucher light. We took the named exit, well, it turns out there are two of them, and wandered around for a while. Got close to the second light, then decided w/o a 4WD, that wasn't going to happen, so went back again. This time was a charm and we got both the front and the rear range lights.
The next stop would be on Cape Breton, so mom drove for a moment while I attempted to get organized. The bridge on the causeway opened, so there was a queue, and them mom was supposed to make a left turn into the spot where we could see the next light. We finally pulled off shortly later, and after 5 minutes the backlog went away, did a U-turn, and now a right turn was easy. That's Balache Point if you are following along (see http://www.lighthousesrus.org/Canada/NovaScotia.htm#NS75 is where we started).
We did a few more lights, and then had to stop at the Glennora Distillery. They follow Scotch traditions, but can't call it scotch as it's from Canada. Took the tour and it's much sweeter than I'm used to (instead of Sherry kegs, they use Jack Daniels kegs made of Apple wood), but good. Had lunch there, then Marnie drove (since I had a beer for lunch).
The country side here varies from upstate New York to California back country so quite varied. Mom got her exercise on that length. We then saw the Margaree range lights and on the way to the hotel, we stopped by Little Narrows.
Checked into the Inverary Resort and unloaded the car, bought some more beer, then I took a boat ride around the island to get those lights. So I got quite a few photos today. While I was on the boat ride, the local eagle nest was pointed out to me. Here she is:
Went to their casual dining room tonight and ate very well. So, life goes on.
Charles
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