Canada Farewell Tour

As I am from Nova Scotia and have returned there at on an annual basis, it wasn't as much of a priority for this trip (outside of Cape Breton). On our way back after the 6 hour ferry from Newfoundland to North Sydney we stopped at a free boondocking site across the road from a church in Whycocomagh, Cape Breton (marked A on the map). Dusk had arrived and we are trying to stay off the road at night throughout the trip as a rule. Nothing special, but the price was right and it overlooked a part of Bras D'or Lake, which was nice to wake up to. Always good to have fellow boondockers around like above to know the site is legitimate. We use the iOverlander app to find such sites. Basically people upload sites they've used for free overnighters and others comment when they have successfully used them (or not) as well. It's quite a handy app, but not batting 1.000 by any means. We then stopped over at a sewage tank dump site in New Glasgow before heading to my parent's home...

We started the adventure with an additional party member in the form of Kenting's uncle, who was here on vacation. Rest assured we all had a hell of a time! I had zero intention of documenting the trip at this point, so this is being written about a month after the fact (we went around mid-July). The pictures here are far from comprehensive. We camped in the Parks Canada site at Broad Cove, Cape Breton National Park. I would highly recommend this site, as it has a lovely beach attached. Ingonish Beach, about a 30 minute drive away, is also quality. The Cabot Trail might be a bit overrated (I wouldn’t, for example, fly all the way from South Korea to do the drive, though I’m sure it’s been done). That being said, I’m assuming it’s spectacular during high autumnal leaves season, if your timing is lucky enough. Either way, it’s a nice place, and I know my photos haven’t done it justice. I was a bit occupied making sure my breaks weren’t nuked on those crazy declines (being a rookie, I...