As we left the hotel this morning, the "low tire pressure" light came on, so we stopped and added some air to the right front. The good news is it made it most of the way through the day before needing more air, but, after adding air at 3, it needed more by 4. So, the car now has a temporary tire on it (all shops of course are closed for Canada day). It looks like there is a good tire service just around the corner though, so early tomorrow should be possible.
Our first stop of the day was Ingonish. The light that was supposed to be there was just a post, but as you can see below, the bay is worth the stop just to photograph.
As we traveled, we enjoyed the variety of scenery. Parts of it, as mentioned previously, look like upstate New York, then you get a break in the trees and can see ocean, so you know it's not New York. Parts like above look like the Maine coast. Finally there are some mountains, like below.
These are typically only 400 meters high, but since the road starts at sea level, crosses the pass, and then returns to sea level, you get a lot of up and down. Probably didn't help the gas mileage and this morning I paid $1.52 per liter.
We got around the loop, saw all the lights we were supposed to, passed through the Cape Breton National Park, and since it's Canada Day, that was free. All in all, a good day, but now I need to edit pictures and web site.
In addition to being Canada Day, today is the 100 year anniversary of first flight in Canada, which happened from the Baddeck lake (in winter). So, we had special fireworks. Mom and I went down to the Lakeside Cafe, had a dessert, and watched the event. Very nice.
Dad
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