Hiking in Cape Breton Highlands

Travelling north into the highlands, it is very picturesque and similar to Scotland. The Gaelic ancestry is still apparent on road signs, Gaelic is taught at schools and the fiddle and bagpipes are regularly heard ( and not necessarily for tourists).

We fit in a bit of hiking while there in the national park and it truly is a spectacular sight and well worth a visit. The views are stunning as you can see here. Northern Cape Breton is sparsley populated and has poorly maintained but empty roads and is ideal for motorcycle touring (we would love to do that one day).

On our way there, we passed through a small hamlet called Indian Brook and had to pull over when we saw a sign for a Lobster Supper. What a feast....! Couldn't have had better at a fancy restaurant and just for a fraction of the price. Here we were served lobster, salads, buns, dessert and tea or coffee for only ten dollars each - a second lobster would have only been five dollars more! YUM...(we had heard that this is a common fundraiser in the coastal towns and so were on the lookout for such a deal).