You haven’t heard from me for a little while. There is a very good reason for that.
I went to heaven.
Heaven means an amazing adventure journeying to one of my favorite places of all:
Cape Breton Island
Nova Scotia
Canada.
When I told people where we would be traveling, quite a few of them had never even heard of the place. But when you marry into a large Scottish/Canadian family, err, clan, like I did many moons ago, conversations, especially with the older generation, inevitably wind up revolving around Cape Breton, the “mother ship”. Certainly doesn’t hurt to be the daughter-in-law of one of the Five MacDonald Fiddlers, the sister-in-law of a prominent piano player well known throughout the CB Scottish music community.
In short: to us the journey to Cape Breton is not just a trip, it is essentially a pilgrimage, the kind of experience that separates those within the family into two camps: those that have been there and those who want to go.
And since I am still in the middle of re-acclimating to “normal” life, having returned recently, I just wanted to share a sprinkling of my nearly 2000 photos that I took this time! This is what inspiration is made of folks:)
Enjoy!
Dingwall, Northern Cape Breton a fantastic place to go on a boat ride to encounter these amazing creatures!
This guy had me wondering with his jagged fin!
If only one could talk to them, I bet they’d have some cool stories!
And some gorgeous land/seascapes!
Lots and lots of lobster traps to capture these beauties…
Moose, eh?
Intriguing textures everywhere
Even Rascal had a ball!
Now, he’s not normally a big fan of water related activities, but who can argue with running in warm sand on a balmy evening?
This is just a smattering, tiny fraction of the many equally beautiful and deserving pictures I took.I will never be able to capture this Atlantic ocean gem in writing, description or otherwise in a way that would truly do it justice. You’ll just have to go and check it out yourself!
Here is a video that captures the island’s essence quite well! Find out more about vacationing in Cape Breton here.
Awesome post! Love your pictures…
Thank you Dottie! It will take me some time to weed through all of them!
Beautiful photo, Karin! I look forward to seeing more of them as they’re posted. My father was from Nova Scotia and when I was a little girl of about 8, we made the journey from California to Nova Scotia to visit his family. Your first picture reminds me very much of a place my dad took us when he was showing us around his boyhood stomping grounds. Thanks for rekindling those memories!
Dawn, I thought about you a lot when I was there and how fortunate your Dad was to have grown up in such a beautiful place! I have a lot more wonderful images and so many great memories. It will take some time to process them all. I will share more from time to time.
Thanks for sharing your most beautiful jouney with us , fel like being in Scotland in some photos, glad you are home safe xoxo Christine
Thank you Christine! Yes, I can certainly see why the Scots felt like home when they first landed. It was a long journey, lots of time spent sitting in the car, but there is so much to see in this beautiful country and that made it easier. We never saw an accident the entire time, until we were 15 miles from home!