After spending 5 days in the Iles de la Madeleine, we set off on a foggy morning, hoping to reach Cape Breton by early evening. The sun tried its best to break through the fog, but eventually the fog won....but only for a couple of hours!! Then the sun broke through, the wind picked up, and we had a lovely sail! We sighted the impressive Cape North, appropriately, at the north end of Cape Breton, at about 2:00pm, so had made good time with the winds on our stern quarter!!
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| Fog-shrouded Ile D'Entree |
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| somewhere out there...Cape Breton! |
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| Land Ho!!! Cape North, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia |
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| These two pictures show the Cape Breton Highlands east and south of Cape North |
| ...no roads in this part of the country! |
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At about 5:30, we entered the tiny harbour of Dingwall and dropped anchor in the bay just behind the breakwater, in time to enjoy a drink and dinner while enjoying the sunset over the highlands of Cape Breton!! It has been a long time since we have had the chance to have a view other than a giant stone breakwater once in harbour!!!
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| Sunset over the highlands |
The next day we sailed out of Dingwall and continued on down the east coast of Cape Breton, admiring the impressive highlands as we went! About 1:00pm Cape Smoky hove in to view, and soon we were sailing past Ingonish Island, bordered on the north by North Bay, and on the south by.....you guessed it, South Bay!! We sidled along the north face of Cape Smoky and entered Ingonish Harbour in hot, sunny, calm conditions! So many beautiful spots to choose from for an anchorage!! As we explored, however, we discovered that the harbour is very deep, almost all the way to the shore, so decided on a spot fairly close to the entrance to the bay and by about 3:00pm we were anchored and settled in for a couple of days!! Beautiful, sunny, protected harbour with ski slopes of Ski Cape Smoky at one end, and both sides dotted with houses hidden amongst the trees! While we relaxed, we watch kids try out their water skiing skills!! George went in for a swim, but still too cold for the cold water wimp!!!! I have yet to go in.....maybe the Bras D'Or Lakes????
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| Ingonish Island |
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| Cape Smoky |
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| Ingonish Harbour |
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| Cape Smoky up close |
We have spent a lovely couple of days here in Ingonish Harbour, but we are both ready for the next leg, so, next stop Bras D'Or Lakes!!!
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