A Much Better Day Today

So finally we are up and moving about.  Today we are on our way to Sydney, Nova Scotia and hoping to keep up with our itinerary – having lost a day, we need to figure out where we can cut something out.  We made our reservation on the ferry and were on our way by 11:15.  We still aren’t quite up to snuff, but the day of rest really helped.

 

Another beautiful day – can’t believe our luck but actually a little too hot.  We are really enjoyed the best that Atlantic Canada has to offer.  Still when we look at the forecasts, the weather seems to be following us for a bit longer yet.  Ferry ride was uneventful and still gradually feeling better all the time.

We made a brief stop of about an hour at Rena’s house.  Rena is the mother of Jane – Jane and Linda from Terrace – Shannon’s friends.  They had come out for the summer to stay with Jane’s mom for a month.  We had a cup of tea and oatcakes and cheese.  That went down pretty good.  We enjoyed our visit.  Then it was on to Sydney another 200 km or so.

We arrived at the Holiday Inn Harbourside in Sydney, NS on Cape Breton Island around 6:00 – Shannon and I finally have our own beds – I think we will both enjoy that!  Don’t get me wrong we have been really good bed buddies, but your own bed is still nice.  We had dinner in the hotel and enjoyed our first meal since the breakfast of the 20^th.  It was good – nope it was great!

Didn’t do much else, but tomorrow Eileen and I will putter around while Tom and Shannon go to Louisbourg to have step back in time when they will enjoy the historical fortress and all it has to offer.  So Eileen and I have Rita’s Tea House our plans as well as some quilt stores and local crafters trail to see some of the artisans in the area.  A girlie day for sure.

Here is a shot of the beautiful sunset that happened right outside our window this evening!  I think there must be some smokey fires nearby or something – wow can’t even name that colour!