Truro and Wreck Cove

We were woken up this morning by the sound of rain on our van, occasionally interrupted by the waves. It invited us to stay longer in bed until we decided to head out to the nearest Tim Hortons for breakfast and coffee.
We decided to go back to Halifax to explore downtown and the citadel by foot because we didn't have much time for that on Sunday. So we parked in the center and explored the city in pouring rain. Even though we were soaked, we wouldn't want to miss to see and experience the city. Afterwards we drove in direction of Cape Breton Island, more specifically the Cape Breton Highlands National Park.
On the way we stopped in Truro for a little walk through the city and to try Donair (similar to Döner, just more greasy and with a sweet cream sauce). We're unsure what to think about it but it's definitely not as bad as it sounds 😁
We drove almost all the way up to the park entrance and slept on a cliff again to the sound of crashing waves called Wreck Cove.

Today in the evening a warning was issued about an incoming hurricane:
Hurricane Fiona is expected to bring dangerous weather conditions later this week.

Locations: All of Nova Scotia.

Time span: Friday afternoon through Saturday.

Potential hazards include:
- Severe and damaging wind gusts
- Very high waves and coastal storm surge
- Intense rainfall rates

Remarks:
Hurricane Fiona is expected to merge with a trough and transform into a hurricane force post tropical cyclone on Saturday. The combination of Fiona and the trough will produce very heavy rain beginning Friday afternoon with the heaviest rain overnight into Saturday. Flooding and washed out roads are likely in some areas.

So we won't spend a long time in Cape Breton 😬Read more