Port Hawesbury to Sydney via Louisburg

Yesterday was wet and cold, today the rain had cleared but it was a grey day, windy and icy. The temperature never rose above 2º - wind chill factor, bloody cold. Good thing we had a car.
From Port Hawkesbury we drove along Bras d’Or Lake, a massive inland sea in the middle of the island, before heading out to the east coast to Louisburg. Apart from the picturesque fishing village and a cute lighthouse there is the Fortress. The fortress is a National Historic Site of Canada and the location of a part reconstruction of the 18th century french fortress. Its two sieges, especially that of 1758, were turning points in the Anglo-French struggle for what today is Canada. It’s off season so the site was closed which was a shame but we drove out to it for the photo shoot, braving the bitterly cold wind to do so. Lunch in Louisburg was a no go as nothing was open except a small corner shop. After visiting the lighthouse we drove along the coast road until a washed out bridge forced a detour and so onto Sydney.
Dinner was in a lovely restaurant upstairs in the small cruise terminal, overlooking the waterfront of the town. Nice!Read more