Day: September 13, 2023

On the last day of our stay in Ingonish Harbor, we decided to try our luck and climb the nearby mountain, where, according to the advertisement, the best view of the surrounding area opens. The morning was promising, but when we rose to the level of the cable car, fog began to descend to the top of the mountain, covering all horizons in a couple of minutes. We were still lucky enough to see the surrounding area from a bird’s eye view. Afterwards. we went down to our boat and set sail from Ingonish, heading for Bras d’Or Lake , where we are going to wait out Hurricane Lee approaching Nova Scotia.

On the second day of our docking in Ingonish Harbour, we again devoted ourselves to hiking, this time exploring the Middle Head Trial. A wonderful trail took us to a completely wild stormy ocean, crashing huge waves onto black rocks – I hope I was able to convey the power of the ocean. Across the South Ingonish Bay, Cape Smokey was visible, which in fact was constantly hidden in the smoke, but we were lucky to see it in a small window of weather conditions.

There was also a pleasant meeting on the Cabot Trail, when, after photographing the garage window with the boat, the owner appeared at the door and invited us to his place. Carl Donovan, a former fisherman, spends his free time as a retiree making various crafts from wood and giving them to his friends and neighbours – we saw some of them at houses along the Cabot Trail. We got to talking, we told him who we are and where we are from, about our plans, he showed us his crafts, an old photo of a giant swordfish that he caught in local waters many years ago, shared memories of the past (his wife died 5 years ago), and also showed us the ashes of his two beloved dogs, which he planned to take with him to another world… well, as a farewell gift he gave us an anchor, which we hung in the main cabin, attaching our ship’s bell to it. Thank you, Carl, and long life to you!