First Day Walking: North Cape

 

Our first day of walking started with a shuttle from our B and B to the northwest end of the island.  

We started off roadwalking beside agricultural fields and wind turbines.

Patti all bundled up

The road turned to dirt and then boardwalk.

We walked past a sea stack

covered in cormorants.

Eventually we reached the North Cape where we walked down to the beach. 

Here we saw very big seals that I think were hooded seals.

Very large and kind of lumpy headed

And posed in front of the North Cape lighthouse.

From the Cape it was a walk along a fairly busy paved road so when our afternoon shuttle drove by us before we reached our destination, we jumped right in.  She drove us into Tignish and into the parking lot of

The Catholic church.  But our destination was behind  the church

In a former convent turned hotel:  the Tignish Heritage Inn.  It has lovely parklike grounds.

The staff goes home at 5 pm and there were only 6 parties staying. We were all alone on the third floor.  It had a bit of a "The Shining" atmosphere and a bit like you were left alone in your high-school after hours.  You wanted to sneak past all the no admittance sins and jump on all the beds.

There was only one restaurant open, Shirley's Cafe.  We had supper and breakfast there with the locals.

Stole this from the internet but it still looks the same.

We dropped into the grocery store and bought some local apples and lunch for the next day. Thank goodness as this is the last grocery store we've seen. Most small towns we've been staying in have just a convenience store within walking distance.