We awoke early to bright sunshine and 10°C! We packed up and headed to Louisbourg.
The Louisbourg historical site is very impressive. The 18th century French fortress and community was restored in the 1960’s and 70’s. The site is very well staffed with knowledgeable workers dressed in period costumes and playing roles of those who lived here. While only about a quarter the entire site has been restored we spent over 6 hours and did not see it all.
There are several nice looking and very economically priced campgrounds in the modern community of Louisbourg but we decided to move on.
After leaving we visited light house point and drove the rough Marconi trail to Lingan near Sydney where we took a site at the only campground in the immediate area. There are 2 other trailers at the campground. The first is a fifth wheel unit which looks like it’s been here for a while. The second is an apparently derelict unit that has been here a very long time. The water smells of sulfur and the campground doesn’t show much evidence of either use or maintenance. We have found a reasonably level site as far from the road as possible and we’re only going to be here for one night. We should have stayed in Louisbourg.
Tomorrow we plan to drive through the Bras d’Or Lakes and then towards the Cape Breton Highlands.
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