Wednesday August 19th.
We had planned to hike today in our original itinerary, so we did. Heidi had picked out a hike called the Skyline Trail. I had picked out a hike called Salmon Ponds. We started the morning as usual, coffee and some quick bite. (as a note, our camping gear was working great). Packed up and headed out to beat the crowds. Found the parking area for the Skyline hike already half full, and took off on our hike. The hike was about 6 miles round trip, but the views were amazing. The last 1/2 mile ran along a ridge that had wonderful views of the coast along a boardwalk that stepped down the ride towards the sea. At one point I convinced a nice couple to take a picture of Heidi and I, the one and only for the trip...
After the hike we went over to the next trailhead, but by this time the heat and humidity was really bad, nearly 90 degrees and 90 plus humidity. Everyone was acting like it was literally Hell. We started the trail to Salmon Pools, it was very beautiful, but wore out after about a mile in, took a dip in the Cheticamp River, and headed back to our car. However I want to say that I never put on the AC in the car the whole trip, because it was not that bad, and I needed fresh sea air. Bet we were the only ones on the whole Island who did not.
We made camp on the Island Campground in Cheticamp. It was a big commercial campground, very nice and had a great spot. They put all the cyclist together, which was nice. Before going out for dinner, we rode our bikes out to the Cheticamp Lighthouse, about a 6 mile trip mostly on a dirt road. I was really starting to enjoy the lighthouses, and this one was nice, but unfortunately fenced off as it is still used.
We drove into town and ate at a nice restaurant near the island. The Seafood Stop? Slept well and resed.
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