Day 17 and 18 or also the Cabot Trail and Peggy's Cove

So, long time no hear from me, but now a little more :) Overall, as mentioned before, I had to cover about 1200 kilometers until I reached Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. The drive went without any further problems. But I have to say that 600 kilometers of straight highway driving is really exhausting. The second day of the drive was characterized by torrential rain and extreme gusts of wind throughout, so I was very relieved when I could check in at Aberdeen Motel on Thursday evening. Since I only had a microwave in the motel, I had bagels with cream cheese and smoked salmon for dinner that evening. I had made another great deal at the supermarket, as the salmon was reduced by 3€ :). Fueled by a cereal breakfast, I set off very early towards the Cabot Trail. The weather had improved dramatically and rain and storm from the day before had turned into sun, blue sky, and a few clouds. The Cabot Trail is one of Canada's most famous routes. The approximately 300-kilometer-long road runs along the coast of Cape Breton Island and offers magnificent views of the Atlantic coast (click here). Well, what can I say, already after the first few kilometers, I knew that the long journey here was absolutely worth it. It was a super nice drive by car and I stopped very often to enjoy the view and the fresh air. I hope that my photos and my video of this experience can convey something. Because I not only took many pictures during the drive, but also captured them again with my GoPro, for those who are interested, you can watch it here: https://youtu.be/z3dpbzCCI4U. Around 5:00 pm I was back at the motel and quite exhausted from the drive. In the evening, I had homemade hot dogs, and after an exciting basketball game on TV, I went to bed. On the 18th day of my trip, I drove by car to Peggy's Cove, a small village on the east coast of St. Margarets Bay in Nova Scotia. Unfortunately, the weather had turned again and there was dense fog and drizzle. The village of Peggy's Cove has become famous for two reasons. On the one hand, it is the main attraction of the Lighthouse Trail and the famous lighthouse of the fishing village marks the eastern part of St. Margarets Bay. On the other hand, on September 2, 1998, an airplane crashed into the Atlantic about 10 kilometers off the coast of Peggy's Cove. The memorial site of the Swissair Flight 111 crash is located about 1 km outside of Peggy's Cove and I also made a stop there. A very sad story. After that, I drove to Halifax, the capital of Nova Scotia. Here I rented another AirBnB accommodation for the next two days. Tomorrow I will go to Lunenburg, Canada's oldest German settlement, and in the afternoon, I would like to explore Halifax a bit more.