Day 9 & 10: Cape Breton Island

Mom and I have spent the last couple of days in Ingonish, NS. When we arrived we were feeling ambitious and went on a terrible hike up a mountain. It seemed like a good sign that the hike was called Franey, but it turned out sort of badly. The northern mosquitoes are the size of small birds, and seem to be immune to bug spray. They were so bad the were following Sammy around in a cloud...we were forced to spray him with bug spray as well, which he DID NOT like. The most exciting thing was the outhouse on the top of the mountain.

We did have some fun though. We went on a whale watching cruise, and while we didn't see any whales we did wear ridiculous red suits and get splashed in the face while we rode across the water. I think this doesn't sound like fun, but it actually really was.



Next we went on a much easier hike with slightly fewer insects and much better views. And we learned what to do when attacked by a coyote... which is to fight back. Fortunately it never came to that.

Today we got up and drove to Saint John, NB. And, after spending so much time in the woods hoping to encounter some wildlife, we saw a moose by the side of the road. Several hours later, we saw a bear! Man I wish we had gotten pictures of those. But it was so shocking for the moose, and the bear was quicker than you might think.