I'm going to start with the high today - High Tea, that is. We stopped in Big Pond for tea at Rita McNeil's Tea Room and found it a warm and gentle respite from the weather. We had homemade everything - tea biscuits, Cinnamon rolls and matrimonial cake with Devonshire Cream and freshly made strawberry jam. The restaurant itself is decorated in chintz, with custom "Rita" china and a lovely view of Bras d Ór Lake. It is set in the trees and the outside veranda would be a great place to lunch on a nice day.
We continued on through Port Hawkesbury and are staying at a lovely waterfront campground just a few clicks down the road.
The low today is that we had been planning to head up to Pleasant Bay at the far tip of Cape Breton to go whale watching, but found ourselves in a typhoon - or as close as you can come to one in these parts. Unfortunately our much anticipated visit to the Cape was marred by heavy rain and wild winds and so our touring was a bit limited - Sobey's and Shoppers. We did, however, get the motor home ship shape to the point where NOTHING was rattling as we rolled down the road today.
This evening the sun is trying to shine and forecast promises better weather to come.
Campgrounds tend to be a microcosm of society and so you meet all kinds. Last night some poor soul from Alabama got cornered by the guy beside us who was travelling in a little grey trailer that looked a little like a large dog carrier. It was called the Hobby Hobbit and the windows were held open with bunjy cords. This guy could talk your ear off - and he did to this poor guy from down south. Eventually, we could just imagine everyone in the place cowering behind their closed doors while Mr. Hobbit (in shorts, suspenders and the obligatory black sox) roamed the park looking for someone to talk to.
Tomorrow, we're off to Lunenburg and then the Annapolis Valley (and hopefully more beach weather) before finally bidding a sad farewell to Nova Scotia.
To be continued.......
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