Today's plan was to drive from Cape
Breton National Park to North Sidney, Nova Scotia. I would be taking
an overnight ferry from North Sidney to Argentia, Newfoundland, which
is near St. John's, Newfoundland. The drive was only about 90
minutes, so I had originally planned to spend some time walking
around in Sidney, Nova Scotia.
When I woke up, it was such a beautiful
morning, that I decided to drive the Cabot Trail again, this time in
the reverse direction, so that I'd get to see it on a nice day. I
hiked the Skyline Trail again as well, and then, after that, drove to
North Sideny. I arrived in plenty of time for the ferry.
The ferry turned out to be a
fascinating experience. It left at 5:45 pm local time, and was
scheduled to arrive at 9:30 am the next morning. It was like a mini
cruise ship. There were lots of cabins, and one deck was dedicated to
restaurants, bars, game rooms, shops and a lounge. There was even a
singer in the lounge. I hadn't booked a cabin for myself, so I had to
find an “air seat”. There were a few options, but I ultimately
settled on a “quiet” room of what were very similar to airline
seats, only a bit bigger and slightly more comfortable. I found an
empty seat and left some of my belongings on it to “reserve” it.
Apparently, this was the standard approach to choosing your seat for
the night.
After that I went back to the “main”
deck to see about something to eat. None of the restaurant options
really appealed to me, and I wasn't all that hungry anyway, so I
decided to just get a couple of VERY over-priced beers and I ate a
Clif bar that I had brought on board with me. I did some reading and
then decided to call it a night.
Tomorrow morning, I would be waking up
in Newfoundland!
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