07/22/13 - Cape Breton Highlands NP and Drive to Truro

We visited the southeast part of the Cape Breton Highlands NP near Ingonish, NS.  First we hiked the Franey trail.  After about 20 minutes hiking we found out that it is not as good as we expected.  The hiking trail is great for hiking, but the scenery is just OK.  We turned around and went to Middle Head trail.  

The trail head of Middle Head is near the Keltic Lodge and it extends to the end of a peninsular.  We were witnessing the beautiful Keltic Lodge and told ourselves that we will stay here next time if we ever come back to Cape Breton Highlands NP.  It turned out that the Middle Head trail is the most beautiful and exciting trail we had hiked in Cape Breton Highlands NP.  After Middle Head, we visited Ingonish Beach and hiked up a short and steep Freshwater Lake Look-Off trail to have the panoramic ocean view. 

About 3PM, we concluded our visit of Cape Breton Highlands NP and drove to Truro on our way to Halifax, NS.  One the way out of Cape Breton Cabot Trail, we end up with a ferry ride to take us crossing Jersey Cove. This is the only ferry ride we had on this trip. 

In Truro, we stayed at Tulips and Thistle B&B which is a typical B&B as we expected with nice home environment and nice hosts.  It restored our confidence of staying at B&B.  

In the evening, we visited the Victoria Park in Truro which is a very nice park with nice walking trails and the Jacob’s Ladder.  Jacob’s Ladder is a wood staircase comprising 175 steps up the hill.  Many joggers use it as part of their physical training facility by jogging up and down these 175 steps.