However, before we had gone too far, we stopped at an exit just past Halifax to top off the gas tank and had an example of how small the world really is. I was filling the gas tank and the woman who was filling the car next to us commented on hot it was. I pointed at our Florida license plate and said I did not think it was hot at all. She then mentioned that she had a brother-in-law who spent the winters in Florida at a place called GlenLakes. I then answered that was where we lived and asked her what was her brother-in-laws name. She answered Ray Yerxa. Ray is one of my shooting buddies in our group that goes trap and skeet shooting every Monday. Ray is from Nova Scotia and lives there during the summers. What is the probability of running into his sister-in-law at a random gas station?
We continued our way north and crossed the Canso Causeway from the mainland to Cape Breton Island. Shortly thereafter we arrived at the campground. The community borders Bras d'Or lake and is split by the Skye river with the Whycocomagh and We'koqma'q First Nations on the west side and Whycocomagh village and park on the east side. The beauty of Whycocomagh was noted by Alexander Graham Bell, who is known to have stated that "Whycocomagh is the Rio de Janeiro of North America" due to the picturesque island off its shores.
Here is a photo of the campground entrance.
All of the campsites had fire rings and you could buy an arm load of firewood.
Here is a view down one of the roads showing our RV.
And here is our RV.
One thing we have noticed throughout Nova Scotia is a lot of wild flowers and, in particular, wild roses. This bush was right behind our RV.
Tomorrow we take the Cabot Trail which makes a loop around the Cape Breton Highlands National Park and will spend the night in a park campground.
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