Once we reached the coast we headed north with spectacular
scenery of the rugged coast line.
Pictures can not do justice to the vistas but here are a series of
photos.
About half way up the coast we came to the town of
Cheticamp. This is a French Acadian
settlement. The Acadians had been
deported in 1760 in an attempt by the British to achieve full control of Nova
Scotia, but later in the century some of the Acadians were allowed to
return. In Cheticamp, 7,000 acres of
land were deeded to Acadians by the British in 1790. Here is a photo of the dock with a couple of
lobster boats and a Canadian Coast Guard boat.
And a close up of the Coast Guard boat.
To protect their culture from assimilation in the majority
English speaking culture, residents of Cheticamp formed the La Société
Saint-Pierre in 1947. Here is a photo of
a commemorative plaque for the society.
The Catholic church was very impressive. It was built in 1893. Members of the parish quarried the stone to
build the church on an island across the harbor and then hauled them across the
ice when the harbor froze in the winter.
Here are photos of the church exterior, interior and the main altar.
We then continued north.
Here is a photo of a lighthouse just north of Cheticamp.
Here are some additional photos along the coast.
I'm not sure which is prettier, Pat or the coast.
This photo of this small beach is where the Fishing Camp
River flows into the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
And here is Pat sitting in our RV while I’m out taking some
photos.
We stopped for lunch at the top of the island at this little
restaurant.
I had sautéed fillet of haddock and it was outstanding. They had a neat patio with a great view.
We then arrived at our campground. We are staying in Broad Cove CG in the
National Park. Here are photos of our
rig and the park.
Tomorrow we will visit Louisbourg and then catch the ferry
to Newfoundland.
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