in today's video we continue our road trip through the Canadian Maritimes this
time visiting Cape Breton a large island in Nova Scotia that is
separated from the mainland by the Strait of kanso during our visit we
stayed in a converted barn hike the trails of the Cape Breton Highlands and
drove around 300 kilometers on the world-famous cabot trail that borders
the island we hope you enjoy this trip and now let's go explore Cape Breton
our first date kicked off early with the drive up to key breton highlands
national park this is a park that can be accessed from either the east side or
west side of the island we entered from the west side just past shetty camp okay
well good morning guys today we are kicking off the second
portion of our road trip we started up in New Brunswick spent a few days there
hiking driving around and now we've arrived in Nova Scotia specifically
Capon what we're gonna be spending the next three days and yeah yesterday was a
long day of driving I should introduce our gang we have George Sam's dad my mom
me lad my dad Daniel you've seen him Togo and yeah today we're gonna be
hiking we're in cape breton highlands national park but before that let's talk
a little bit about yesterday's drive here cuz we didn't really film too much
didn't we okay yes the drive it was a long long drive you know yeah it's all
day you know people you can only realize how big this country is when you start
driving so what are we doing right now well we're going hiking and we chose
this trail it's called lubuto and there's a chance we might see moose here
check this out yes got a sign yeah with a picture of a moose apparently they
like to hang out here we want to find the elusive kind of that moose that's a
one we're after we hope that the moose is loose don't forget to bring some
repellent because this is mosquito on black fly season we donated blood in New
Brunswick and because they sucked us dry almost yeah it's a little bit less will
be made in here too you know so be prepared for that
this particular hike had a steep incline at the start but it then leveled out and
we were rewarded with ocean views and shaded forests
this has been a really fun walk so far we're letting togi lead the way he
decided to go left when the trail split but really it's a loop he'll be coming
back round the other way but we also just passed an interesting information
point that was talking about the inhabitants of this area of the park
because there were actually five families who lived here before this was
turned into cape breton highlands national park and it has the names of
the families and it says that as we walk along this trail we should be able to
see what's left over of the the family homes the ruins essentially so we're
gonna keep our eyes peeled and see if we can spot these homes also we chose a
very easy trail this one's only 35 no 30 30 to 45 minutes I think it's said and
it's a loop so it's an easy one to start off with and who knows maybe we will see
moose alright guys so here directly behind we have the ruins of what's left
of one of the five homes and here you have a little sign with information the
name of the family this one was Leblanc and they had nine children so quite a
large family and apparently there are five of these homes here in this section
of the park so hopefully we'll see those so we just saw another cool information
point here on this trail and it was talking about how the women in these
five families who lived in this part of the park they would split up the tasks
like their daily tasks of what they had to do so things like kneading bread and
washing laundry and churning butter and each woman would be assigned one job and
do it for all five families just to make things a bit more efficient so yeah
there was a sense of community and really helping each other out
I kind of have to do that to survive when you're this isolated I mean I
couldn't imagine only five families in this forest hmm and it's getting quite
muddy and swampy along here Togo has decided to roll around in the mud and
get all dirty to fight the mosquitos he's a dirty boy
today togi you're gonna need a bath
and now for the funniest moment of the hike there were signs with bear warnings
throughout the park so I think that was on the back of everyone's mind and of
course Toto was walking up front because he insists on leading the pack well
there was a group of hikers coming from the opposite direction and when toga was
the first one to round the bend all by his lonesome self the hiker saw his
black furry face and thought he was a bear poor Togo looked really confused he
just wanted to greet the group of hikers
I wanted to say one thing about this Cape Breton National Park it's got so
much eye candy we've seen oh so much eye candy today that we're all going to have
to go back and wash our eyes out three times because it is exactly believable
tacular and I'm so glad that they have all these different lookout points so
that we can make our and we've only seen half of it so you've actually seen a
quarter maybe a quarter yet so I mean there's just so much left to see
yeah lievable I hope we give ourselves enough time and I hope you have enough
eye wash to make it through now for a bit of information on this drive the
cabot trail is named after john cabot or giovanni kobato an Italian navigator and
Explorer who was one of the first Europeans of modern times to reach North
America in 1497 he had been denied support for his expedition in Spain and
Portugal so he went to England where he received financial support from Henry
the seven Cabot's plan was to reach Asia by sailing west along the North Atlantic
and he estimated that his route could be shorter and faster than the one recently
discovered by Columbus the exact location of his arrival in North America
is unknown but today the route the borders key Breton is named after him
okay so this is our second stop of the day we are now at Benji's Lake this is a
short trail I believe it's 1.5 roundtrip we are seeing footprints moose tracks we
are seeing that is the second moose truck our map said that there's a good
chance of spotting moose along here this is one of the trails where they tend to
hang out it's kind of like a swampy area with forest so we'll see if we have any
luck another truck that's our third moose track the moose is around the
movies around here and fresh - fresh alright so here tracking down the moose
of course we are with the dog and we are speaking and being kind of rowdy so I
don't know if the Moose is gonna show its pace but it's gonna happen anywhere
it's gonna be here oh the other thing I wanted to mention this is this trail is
called Benji's Lake and Benji is the name of our neighbor's dog Benji is
togo's nemesis so when tow heard we're going to Benji's
Lake his face was like so dad what have we found here walking onto the lake we
have found a moose track Wow if you just get out of the shade a
little bit there okay yep these are the two front hooves like that there's their
spike like that and this is the heel pad right here yeah so it's hard to say how
big the animal is but does it appear to be fresh it's definitely fresh okay yeah
maybe we'll fall one yeah it could be we could see one in here
it's a very good possibility Wow Musa Musa Musa I've never seen one on foot
I've only seen one from vehicle before
we're worried about the ball Togo in shame
we hadn't spotted a single moose up until then but then my dad saw something
moving in between the trees oh wow I got it I filmed it oh my god I think it
might come out no oh I got a great shot right now yeah I got it face
we spend the rest of the afternoon exploring the national park and then
call it a day and drove back to the barn for some dinner so guys after a busy
afternoon I don't know if we mentioned but we were able to swat a moose Wow
wasn't that amazing at that time we saw the first Canadian very elusive Canadian
moose very elusive Canadian moose especially in the summer they like to
chill out and the swamp by the lake yeah I'd like to do that kind of activity
yeah get away from the fly is exactly what it was funny because we were
walking in the middle of the trail you have to see a lake and we were coming
back and I turned my hand like that and I saw something funny looking far away
between the pine tree yeah and it turned out that this guy was spotted it it was
about maybe I don't know what 10 feet from the edge of the forest yeah inside
right yeah he just kept seeing his head going
up and down down massive massive was but anyways they've told us that in the
afternoon beginning of the late afternoon in the evening you know we can
see them at a couple of places yeah so we're gonna drive there especially if
you try to capture them yeah they're nocturnal animals so they do come out at
night yeah and the goal is for us to go around
sunset and visit a couple different spots yeah and we've talked to now like
probably three or four people have had luck doing this yes I've seen them in
the late afternoon yeah but but if worse comes to worse I thought I think at
least we got one on it on record no you've got to see your first there by
now okay so far away yeah but yeah we had a good time we went out of this
coven this morning around 8:30 yep now we're back is 4 4 o'clock in the
afternoon we've only had a little bit of a breakfast we are starved oh yeah so
we're cooking here a beautiful sauce we're gonna eat spaghetti da y espagueti
and we're cooking a sauce here that has red hot sausage Italians hey guys check
this out check out the bubbling goodness oh it's got tons of we put a whole pack
of mushrooms in there - sausage sausage screams scallops oh it's good everything
in life scallops mushrooms Oh Italian hot sauce uh-huh it's amazing okay let
me go wine wine after having the sauce if we encounter black bear and it comes
for us I'll be willing to wrestle this sauce is gonna give you such a strength
and such a force that I'm not afraid of the black bear what what more can you
ask for we had a beautiful beautiful day today not one cloud in the sky okay no
one person on the trail no basically trails and we were the only people
walking around those places you know like I mean wilderness there's a couple
more famous trails but we purposely didn't do them we wanted to just have
that kind of exclusive experience out in nature and we got it I'd say for about
75 or 80 percent of the time we were out there we didn't see anyone and when we
did just a quick hello passing by yeah and that's it that was it
and on top of that look you got the ocean you got the mountain you got
forests you got creeks coming down the mountain with this water that is
pristine crystal-clear you know like I mean this is as close of paradise as you
can get on earth yeah let's put it away it's amazing
if you have a chance guys the Cabot Trail come and visit different enemy
Britain you've got you've got a giant island and not that many people here and
now it's time to eat spaghetti is it this year all too familiar with yeah
when we were a young I guess we had eight kids in our family and just one or
just our dad was working yeah we gave two other nicknames - spaghetti yeah and
one of them was Skyy Betty and the other one was biscuity all the same same name
you know sometimes my mom would make special
meatballs or to put it but most of it was meat and veggies okay all right
spaghetti at the table yeah I see food meat no spicy Italian pork sausage
stop hungry after all baking we forgot to bring more snacks yeah what do you
think it's delicious better than Skyy Betty and biscuity it's
right up there with spaghetti really like I think what unity when you are
this hungry is anything anything will taste great but these one is really good
we got another reinforcement yeah these one game we called the cavalry the
girl the girl came to reinforce the deranged
so we are back in the car it is now 806 sunset is just before 9:00 p.m. and we
are going in search of moose we are driving around we met some people who
told us if we drive around the area of plateau and shetty camp we might just
spot moose they were very lucky we were also told you can see them in the park
but that's a really long drive from where we're staying so we're gonna try a
lot people those two little towns and see how it goes the Sun is starting to
go down yeah maybe the Moose will be feeling
like an evening stroll oh yeah that is the goal and look who else came along
in retrospect this outing wasn't such a good idea we didn't see any moose the
dog got super anxious and only after sundown did we realize that the rows
around here have almost no streetlamps so we wouldn't recommend driving at
night
the next morning was another early day this time we plan to drive along the
east side of the island
good morning we are back on the road here on the cabot trail having some Tim
Hortons for breakfast um so yeah yesterday we explored the west side of
keith breton highlands national park today we're headed in the opera opposite
direction we're gonna drive along the cabot trail up the east side of the park
and we're thinking potentially doing the whole loop so first stop of the day is
here in bat ik it's home to the Alexander Graham Bell historic site the
man the creator of the telephone so we're gonna go inside and check it out
it seems to be like a museum first we have to walk the dog bathroom break for
the dog oh yeah it should be a really good Dame it's a little bit overcast
which is kind of nice because yesterday was very hot and sunny so it should be
nice for driving and doing a bit of hiking as well since we're driving a
longer distance today I have a feeling we're gonna be making more stops along
the way just to break up all the driving and yeah that is the plan for now that
is the update for the day and we'll see how things unfold back to my breakfast
Alexander Graham Bell is best known as the inventor of the telephone but he
also invented the photo phone the metal detector at the hydrofoil and he
designed the silver dart which made the first aircraft flight in Canada perhaps
more interesting is that apart from all these great inventions Bell devoted most
of his life to teaching the deaf following in the footsteps of his father
and grandfather we really enjoy this museum and would highly recommend that
if you're in the area
alright guys so we're just taking a little pit stop here on the side of the
road enjoying the views we're gonna switch drivers but we also wanted to
talk a bit about the museum we just visited so it was a historic site for
Alexander Graham Bell the inventor of the telephone and many other things a
lot of other things yeah so we learned a bit about his life he was actually born
in Scotland and then after two of his brothers died from tuberculosis the
family moved to Canada first to Ontario and then eventually he came to Baddeck
which reminded him of the Scottish Highlands back home similar landscapes
three Museum great Museum very interactive yeah yeah and now we're
gonna follow the
the Cabot Trail for motorcycle enthusiasts this is the best place in
the world one of the best places in the world this is where you come and you
prove yourself a motorcycle right and yeah we're doing the loop today we're
going to do the completely yesterday we did one side but today we decided to do
the whole thing complete is about 330 kilometers and we stopped over here and
look at it you look at anything one of the biggest lakes in Canada yeah
one boat on amazing place for sailing boats and power boats and you name it
there's no one here one only one boat is coming over there another beautiful day
we're heading over to a beach now continue to in ganoush Beach let the dog
have a little swim we continue driving up the East Coast passing through towns
with Gaelic names and then for lunch we stopped at a beach
all right guys so our next stop of the day is ghanoush Beach Oh a little bit
windy out here yeah we've been driving all morning we
were feeling hungry so we noticed a beach on the map we thought it would be
the perfect spot for Togo to enjoy a little splash and we can have our picnic
we packed a whole bunch of snacks today we have cherries bananas crackers
peanuts you name it it's gonna be something lighter because we had a huge
spaghetti seafood spaghetti meal last night for dinner I had four bowls so
keeping things light and then we're just gonna continue driving onwards north to
the National Park but for now let me show you togi having a swim he's loving
it
so we are back in the park Keeton highlands national park and our first
stop here is Warren late yeah beautiful Lake you just a few families out here
kind of red red sand I would say yeah there's kind of like brownish red really
interesting the dog is swimming Lots like every time you stop and there's
water the guys end doesn't matter the river a lake the ocean he's getting more
confident by the day he's even doing a little bit of swimming to fetch his dick
I saw another dog yesterday that showed no fear and we would swim out really far
so I think yeah I think he got a reference point as to uh you know I can
do a bit more than what I've been doing in the past this is how it's done
exactly but yeah just a nice family friendly Beach quiet hardly anyone here
and yeah we're just exploring the other side of the National Park and it's been
beautiful so far I'm sure we'll have a few more stops oh yeah definitely for
sure and we're doing the whole loop today the whole Cabot Trail so gotta
love it here Kate Breton Island
we also hike the Jackpine trail which are offered coastal views with pink
rocks and hidden coves
we then completed the full loop around the cabot trail and it was finally time
to head back to the barn for some rest and our last dinner on the island what
an afternoon we just got back from doing the entire circuit of the cabot trail
today so now we we've done one and a half one and a half times failed we did
half a day yesterday and we did the entire week today today unbelievable
again we had beautiful weather and so we had the best Drive we just came back is
a long day never gonna be trying two different beers craft beers
you picked these out at the store these are just two that we picked out and
we're gonna try them too of any Bowl so what are the two brands okay so the one
I've got here this is nine locks okay it is from Dartmouth Nova Scotia
IPA the undie Pale Ale and this one is Black Angus it's also an IPA lovely
slogan so it says hike camp fish sail Gulf relax we can so you can take it
outside pop it open cheers to a good day I have to thank my dad he's done all the
driving a professional dry run is your bead it's quite impressive
that's allowed me to film and capture some nice shots so appreciate it time of
the drinking don't worry about it this is good oh this is great Oh citrusy
taste on mine yeah very smooth if you ever want a good
beer that's what you should get you should get the local beer that's made in
the area and you know they're gonna be fresh no preservatives and it's gonna
help the people in that community alright so we're sitting down at the
table cracked open a beautiful bottle of wine from South Africa what have we got
today we have a Shira 2009 it's beautiful wine yeah cheers
guys Cheers yes
hello hello what do you think of this wine dad it doesn't get any better than
this Wow it goes down like velvet huh so smooth tickling and sparkling in my
throat ten years old to ten you dont't fancy
yeah I have heard a lot about wine from South Africa they're very very good yeah
on this one it proves it is spectacular I can't
believe I have room for this after two bowls of pasta we are having farmers ice
cream local ice cream we have got the butterscotch Ripple excited for this
okay butterscotch Ripple you got to love it you're gonna love it for those who
haven't tried it it's kind of like caramel I guess but I think it'd be nice
good well have look at him you see like be a good as maple walnut but you're not
wait no maple walnut is the best ice cream you can get in Canada because it
has the two best ingredients me fear of the second-best this is this is a bull
second best but still pretty good they do a really good ice cream like I admit
this was on sale for $2.99 cool I love it there's no really like
six box or something so we found a really good quality ice cream local ice
cream good price that's delicious taste the caramel before the expiry use
expiring tomorrow is expiring tomorrow morning plenty of time plenty of time so
I'm curious to hear some of your highlights favorite destinations or my
favorite moments I'll talk first again my very first time to Cape Breton Island
but being here in person is even more impressive this this land feels like
like frontier land it feels like like a place where you come to however have a
real adventure also it just feels like a place that like if I was if I was
eventually gonna settle down in Canada this would be on my short list that's
how much I like it so just a few days here has won me over and how what do you
think I'm gonna boil it down to one one simple thing Cape Breton
has got lots of eye candy everywhere you go all along your cabot
trail is unbelievable let me just say that I've been living in the Maritimes
now for almost a third of my life is the first time I've been on the cabot
trail I've been in I've been in Cape Breton in several times hmm but bypass
it was great to Sydney okay this this is the first for me it's
awesome I mean Cape Breton trail is one of the
best drivers in the world yeah I remember I think it was lonely planner
some other publication said that this is the best motorcycle drive in all of them
North America yeah and I get it after doing the whole cabot trail today the
views you get are unbelievable here come check it out and with that being said
we'll see you in PEI in the next video bye guys ha all right here's Tony thing
boy I'm eating dinner guys it's time okay that's great that's all wasn't me