2026 RT PEI + Cape Breton

Hello!

We had a quick overnight to PEI (Prince Edward Island). Just enough time for a short hike to see the beautiful Cavendish beach.




We stayed in Charlottetown and had fun wandering around the city.




It's always a good day when you have Lobster Roll for lunch and Oysters for dinner!

PEI oysters!


I can never remember to take a picture before I dive in!

On the drive to Nova Scotia we stopped at a lighthouse -


Very disappointed 😞 

So, we found another. This is Cape Bear Lighthouse. The first distress signal from the Titanic was received here. After the 2nd signal, it was decided it was not a hoax (that the unsinkable Titanic was sinking) and calls for help were relayed to other ships.


We even got to climb to the top - someone left the light on! 



It was a tight fit at the top.


We were happy to find a lighthouse that was not being renovated.

We took a ferry to Nova Scotia but somehow managed to not get any interesting pictures. It was an easy ferry, only 75 minutes and smooth water.

We got to Sydney on Cape Breton late Sunday and found our house. We made it to the grocery store before it closed and fell into bed.

An easy Monday was spent walking around Sydney. They have a large fiddle in the port area. 


Sydney NS played an important role in WW2. Many convoys left from Sydney with supplies and materials for the war. Many of the ships used were not designed for open ocean. They were slow and fragile. The boys and old men pressed into service often had to be rescued, especially when German U-Boots starting attacking the supply ships. This statue memorializes their efforts.


This dude was the founder of Sydney. He lived 102 years, dying around 1824. This is quite something! (Don't ask me his name!)


Tuesday we drove two hours to Cheticamp for whale watching. We had the whole day so we did a little hiking in Cabot Trail Park.




Finally time for whale watching. We went way up the coast for over an hour before turning around. We were quite disappointed at the lack of whale sightings until the captain pointed out a pod of Pilot Whales. 



There were actually several pods of Pilot Whales with many, many whales in each. This area near Cape Breton is their calving area. They return each year to have their babies. In fact we saw some very young (less than 3 weeks old) calves. They are lighter in color when they are born with white around their mouth. This is how you can tell.

Pilot Whales are 51% dolphin so, while we enjoyed watching them frolic and dance, we were disappointed not to see humpback or right whales. You never know what you will see when you go out in nature!


It was a good day with great weather. We had a long drive back but saved enough energy for one game before turning in. 

That's all for now - on to Halifax!
Sheri and Carsten 


Comments

  1. Gary MertzSeptember 3, 2026 at 8:05 AM

    Wow! Y’all have become travel experts. Might have to pick your brain on adventures, you would do again. Have fun!

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