White Point {Nova Scotia}

The family that owns the campground we're staying at told me to take the kids to hike out to 

White Point. Thank goodness she did. Here's the preview we had as we were driving to it. 

White Point is then peninsula seen at the top of this photo. We couldn't hike to the very end, as it's an island, but you get pretty close.

 It was pouring down rain just before we arrived, but the weather app said we had about a one hour window before the rain returned. While we didn't have time to linger, I'm so delighted for the opportunity to experience this!

I wish I could have just sat here with a book, camera and binoculars for an entire day.

My strong, tender-hearted Journey looking out over God's magnificent creation.

Back at the harbor, the kids took a little time to check out the beach.

One night we enjoyed a seafood dinner at the Chowder House in Neil's harbor. 

The view there will blow you away, and so will the wind.

Asher really wanted a lobster, but he settled for a huge pot of mussels. I had snow crab legs (Chris- yours are still better!) And we all had seafood chowder.

Cape Breton Island {Nova Scotia}

From Halifax, we drove north along the Cabot Trail, a 297km (185 mile) loop road that circles Cape Breton. It was a beautiful drive with roads winding thru the hills and along the ocean, however, there are very few places to pull over to see the views, so that was disappointing. In my opinion, the best views are actually along the coastal trail on the far northeast section. If you come all the way here, don't skip that section!

We stayed at Hide Away Campground in Dingwall near the north end of the island (see view from our campground below). The owners are really sweet people. They loved interacting with our children and even helped jump our truck multiple times when we had battery issues.

One day we drove up to Meat Cove, the northernmost community in Nova Scotia. A short hike thru the forest brought us to this rewarding view.

On the small penninsula, is a really cool campground, but located so far north, a bit isolated. We ate a delicious seafood lunch at the adjacent cafe. They have the BEST chowder!

Along our hike I was intrigued be these trees that grow spikes on the inside of them.