Skyline, Whisky und beaches

The night was good, just too short again. Since we didn't do the Skyline Trail yesterday and we still have to drive half an hour back, we have breakfast at 7:45. A mega breakfast, with fresh fruit and yoghurt, followed by Egg Benedict

and finally, blueberry scones fresh from the oven. The two hosts are really super nice.

We chat and chat, well actually more like Brenda and Schahaatz, Roger also stays in the background and I listen intently. Brenda and Roger speak very clear English (unlike most people here who speak rather quickly and with a dialect) that is easy to understand.

Thanks to his delicious blood, Shahaatz has now become a target for black flies (small black flies that are mosquitoes) and has countless thick, itchy bites. Brenda gives us a tip about which spray helps, because anti-hum doesn't work. And what you can take against the itching.

The time flies by. We actually got up early so we could be at the skyline early. Once again, that only worked semi-optimally. At 9:30 a.m., Schahaatz drives our Yellow Car from the Yellow Sidecar yard. 😂

The Skyline Trail is an 8.2 km land loop on the crest of a mountain.

An easy walk with slight up and down passages. And when I say easy, it is easy.

Yesterday Shahaatz called me a snail, today, when the path is more flat, we can really pick up the pace. So we start Nordic walking along the great gravel path in a fine drizzle.

I wouldn't have thought that a mountain ridge would be so flat and partly treeless. As if someone had removed the mountain top.

The highlight of the walk is the wooden walkway to the skyline. On several plateaus you can let your gaze wander over the sea and look for whales.

We go down a lot of steps to the last plateau, because we also need butt muscle training in addition to our thigh training. Wrapped up in our rain jackets because it is now not only sunny but also quite windy, we enjoy Brenda and Roger's freshly baked scones and the great view. We watch with fascination the small pilot whales that frolic at the foot of the cliffs.

And as we stand there, we see Tobias, the Hamburger from the kayak tour. And immediately we are talking again. Do you know how you just met someone and yet you have the feeling of familiarity, as if you've known each other forever?

We chat and laugh like this for a while, then we have to say goodbye because today we still have a visit to the Glenora distillery waiting for us.

After climbing the many steps, we make our way back home on the slightly uphill route through the habitat of moose, bald eagles, bears, coyotes and numerous northern birds. Our wildlife haul included a caterpillar, a slowworm, 3 grasshoppers, several pilot whales, 2 small brown birds and 2 squirrels complaining to us.

We continue our journey to the distillery.

Facts

The Glenora Distillery has existed since 1990. They only produce 3 months a year, October-December, and produce 200 barrels. The rest of the year the whiskey brewers work in the adjacent restaurant and hotel.

However, the tour wasn't worth the money, even if it was only $7 per person. 10 minutes of film, followed by a 10 minute tour of the production area by an unmotivated guide.

Then a small sip of 10 year old whiskey and quickly answered 3 questions and then we were shown where the exit was. Nothing euphoric or sales-promoting that would make you want to buy a bottle. We have experienced better things in Scotland and Ireland. Well, there's a catch.

On to the new accommodation, the Fiddle and the Sea in Port Hood.

Port Hood the place with 5 beaches, the best in Nova Scotia.

A nice B&B overlooking Port Hood Island. And best of all - our room is on the ground floor. After a delicious meal, we want to enjoy the sunset on one of the beaches.

Unfortunately there is a cloud bank in front of it. A pity.