Day 5: Incognito in the mist
Monday, July 27, 2009 at 8:39PM Today's schedule took us 450km from Halifax to Isle Madame (a group of islands off the southern coast of Cape Breton). We were a tad concerned before setting out from Halifax as the weather forecasts indicated small amounts of rain throughout the day. Normally, we wouldn't worry about this, but hey... they were supposed to be small amounts of rain a few days ago too.
We left Halifax and were soon on our way along the southern coast of Nova Scotia heading northeast towards Cape Breton. Before long, we entered into rolling thick mist which we ended up travelling through pretty much the entire day. We didn't break through the mist until we hit Guysborough, about an hour from Isle Madame.
During our route, we hurried to catch the Country Harbour Ferry. We arrived with 2 minutes to spare. Surprisingly, we were the only passengers on the ferry. The gentleman who collected our fare confirmed that the ferry travelled back and forth across the Country Harbour every 15 minutes, even if there were no passengers waiting to cross. The ferry is pulled across the water using a cable system, similar to the way a ski lift works.
Day 5 route:
Country Harbour Ferry:
Misty roads:
Reader Comments (3)
Woo, 2 updates in one day! May not comment often, but am following along and checking for new posts every day. :)
Ditto! =)
Oooh haunted ferry ride thru the mist...