Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Famous Islands: Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada

 

Cape Breton Island is the northern tip of the province of Nova Scotia in Canada:


 

The Cabot Trail is a ring road that provides magnificent vistas of the sea and the highlands of Cape Breton Island: 


 

All of the great Street View routes on Cape Breton Island:


Aerial View of the Cabot Trail



 History of Nova Scotia including Cape Breton Island

  


Now you can use Google Street View to drive the Cabot Trail on a lovely day!




 Just north of Cheticamp there is a wonderful side trip to take down the Skyline Trail:


 
Start at the Skyline Trailhead:
 

 Or just take in the spectacular view near the end of Skyline Trail, including a seaside section of the Cabot Trail itself:
 



  

 

Cape Breton Island also features the excellent Fortress of Louisbourg Reconstruction which is well worth a visit.

 

 

Fortress of Louisbourg Under Siege

(National Film Board of Canada) 


We start our walking tour of the fortress at the Main Gates:


 Or enter the main fortress:



 

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