The grade of the well worn roads suffering from winter’s onslaught rose and fell doggedly around the island's coastline.
We had travelled from Baddeck, home to the Alexander Graham Bell National Historic site and the beautiful Bras d’Or Lakes.
We were on our way to Ingonish, our base for exploring the Cabot Trail.
Travelling north on to the east side of the Island we arrived at our destination and what turned out to be the most glorious location. Self contained cottages overlooking mountains
and ocean against a backdrop of thick emerald forest. Installed in our home away from home we
quickly realized the BBQ on the cottage deck was going to enable dinner Chez
Watson for the next couple of nights.
In spite of our doubts, the local grocery store had everything we needed and it felt so liberating to come home after the day’s activities to a chilled bottle of wine and a home cooked meal while enjoying the views, serenaded by Cape Breton’s noisy songbirds.
We spent the next day driving the Cabot Trail through the Cape Breton National Park and some of the most stunning scenery we have enjoyed anywhere in the world.
Our day out took us to the coastal community of Cheticamp on the Gulf of St. Lawrence. 
Cheticamp’s beginnings are rooted in the era of the Acadian expulsion when a number of Acadian families escaped deportation to settle in what was to become a vibrant fishing community.
The town is made up of well kept homes that overlook a busy harbour. We were on a mission to visit an Acadian bakery established in 1969, the Aucoin Boulangerie. A popular place, we waited our turn in line to sample the meat pies which we enjoyed while watching the goings on in the harbour.
Returning to Ingonish after another enjoyable day we reflected from the Cottage deck while Chef made dinner.
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