Here we are in Inverness, Nova Scotia. This is on the route called the Ceilidh Trail, (pronounced kay-lee). It is along the Northumberland Strait. It is the same body of water that surrounds Prince Edward Island. The locals insist that the water here is the warmest water north of the Carolinas in the USA. You know what? It is warm. I went swimming in the ocean here at Inverness Beach. It was wonderful, the afternoon was quite warm and the swimming was quite refreshing. Now Judy wimped out on me. She only waded in the surf.

After supper we jumped on the tandem bicycle and headed up to town. We found their boat harbor and the boardwalk along the beach. Some people there at the harbor started talking to us about our bicycle. Path, the Green Dragon, (this is what we call our tandem) really attracts a lot of attention up here on Cape Breton. I get the feeling that no one sees many recumbent bicycles, much less recumbent tandems. After strolling the boardwalk a while, we headed back into the village of Inverness. We could see the twin steeples of one of the churches in town from the beach. We struggled up the hill leading to the church for a better look. We stopped a half block away to take a picture just as a man and his 9 year old son, Cory, approached, coming from the church. Again Path charmed them and we had a long conversation with them. They were able to tell us that the Stella Maris Church was a Roman Catholic Church. That the community had just finished restoring the church at a cost of $250,000 the year before. Before we could part company they both had to shake my hand and hug Judy…several times. They reassured us that the people of Cape Breton Island are all very friendly.

Now an update on Al and Audrey and their new fifth wheel trailer. We helped get them moved into the new home on wheels. Finally after double checking everything and several test stops to check out the brakes, we all got underway on Sunday Morning about 10:00 A.M. Even though we had a million dollar view, (over 50 trailers and motor homes) we are truly glad to be back on the road. (We won’t miss the trucks with their Jake-Brakes howling just yards from our rigs either) The view from tonight’s camp is a panorama of Northumberland Strait, and it is truly magnificent. The sunset was framed by gathering rain clouds. We took some pictures along our route back from town, but the best view of all was from right in front of our campsite. We have been told that they are expecting a downpour tonight as the remains of the latest hurricane drives moisture laden clouds over the Maritime Provinces.

Bye for now, we send love to all our friends and relations. Gary and Judy.