A day around Battery Park, Cape Breton NS

It was a clear 14C at 7:30, was chilly enough during the night that we got out the extra blanket. There’s no electric hookups here, but we can manage to stay quite warm enough in the van without overnight heat unless it gets down to freezing. We’re going to have a lazy morning today and stay here again tonight.

After we were camped we realized that part of what we thought was our site was actually a trail from down the hill up to our level. Since our next-door neighbors left early we moved to their site for tonight.

Battery Park has quite a history, and a well-kept lighthouse at the entrance:

Once we got going we took a drive down around Isle Madame, which has a few nice water views.

On the way back Cath got dropped off at the Christmas Shop in St Peters:

While Gord went and got some fresh haddock to have with salad for lunch at the campsite, very good. Of course, Cath wasn’t empty-handed on her exit from the Christmas store.

It was such a nice day that we mostly lazed around the campground for the afternoon.

Today's approximate route: