On Saturday June 26th in the early afternoon Jess and I left Leicester MA bound for Chéticamp, Nova Scotia. By 10pm that evening we were in Fredericton New Brunswick about half way to our destination. The most memorable part of that drive is really realizing that Maine isn't a small New England state.
Early on Sunday we got up and ventured on into Nova Scotia. After
stopping at the visiting center
We made it to the Chéticamp campground in Cape Breton and the
Highlands National Park.
On Monday morning we showed up at the information center bright and
early and got a reservation for the Fishing Cove wilderness campsite. We
then attempted to hike the Skyline trail but it was closed. We decided
to hike L'Acadien which ended up being a very nice trail. It has a
really good vista of Chéticamp.
By 1pm we had started the hike into Fishing Cove. This is a view from
the road. The hike was 7km and we got in around 4pm. 
Just in time to eat some warm rice noodles and view a pod of whales
frolicking in the cove.
After looking at the nice view from the beach we decided it didn't make
much sense to hang out in the rain so we took a brief nap. 
After a little bit the rain stopped but the wind picked up and was
funneled right down the valley into our tent. We didn't choose the best
tent location but after visiting the other pads we decided we would make
the best out of what we had. 
Luckily we woke up in time to view an absolutely amazing sunset. During
which Jess gave me a perfect opening so I ask her to marry me. She said
yes! Joyful happy times were had by all(including the whales) while the
sun went down.
On Tuesday we hiked out for a total hike of 15.7km. After the hike we
went to the nearby bog and saw a frog,
,
and insect eating plants. After that we drove to the other side of the
peninsula and arrived at the Broad Cove campground. We took a shower and
then went into town and had a hot dinner. On Wednesday we hiked Franey,
saw a few plants including a Lady Slipper, 
. After hiking Franey we walked out on Middle Head and got some good
views of the ocean even though it was cool, foggy, and cloudy. 
On Thursday we headed back towards home. First we stopped at Cape d'Or
on the Bay of Fundy. 
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On Friday we arrived in Acadia for the 4th of July weekend. The rest of
the weekend contained hiking, 
,
good eating, good company, and fireworks
Overall it was an amazing trip. Both of us can't wait to get back to Nova Scotia. Oh what happened at Fishing Cove? We saw whales!
All of my photos are available on Flickr.
*hat tip to Jess for the post title and ending.*