The day turned out as promised – sunny, mild and reasonably calm. After being confined to the trailer by heavy rain for most of yesterday we were ready for some hiking. We headed out on L’Acadien Trail which conveniently starts at the campground.
We climbed about 350 m vertical height along Roberts Creek. About half way up, we encountered a washed out bridge across the creek. We were somewhat stymied but were able to use some of the dislodged boards as a temporary bridge and continued our uphill climb.
As we approached the top, we heard a snorting sound that was probably a moose but we couldn’t see it. The view from the top (picture shown) is of the town of Cheticamp, Cheticamp River estuary, Cheticamp Island and the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The descent was more gradual and afforded several excellent views.
In the afternoon we toured the western half of the Cabot Trail, checking out possible future campsites. Along the way we stopped at several lookoffs (as lookouts are called around here), passing through the town of Pleasant Bay and turning around at The Grand Intervale, where the North and South Mountains are bissected by the Aspy River. We stopped to hike a couple of small trails, The Bog and The Lone Shieling. This second one included a recreated Scottish crofter’s hut within a stand of 350 year old maples.
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