Whale watching

Tues 29th Sept
Did two walks in Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Beautiful weather. Promises of moose, bear and whale sightings, but none seen, though some moose tracks evident. Only wildlife seen was an eagle by the coast + a few small birds. A lot of dead trees and much recent regeneration of forest after trees devastated by parasite in 1970s. Later to "Whale Interpretive Centre" near hostel.


Wed 30th Sept
Went whale watching from Pleasant Bay. Skipper was a French Canadian from the nearby Acadian settlement, Chéticamp. Saw a large pod of pilot whales including some calves swimming in between two females. They were swimming right alongside and under our stern. Lunch beside jetty in Cheticamp,then we began heading back west. Attractive countryside on drive across Nova Scotia; lots of brilliant autumn colours along motorways in New Brunswick.