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Cape Breton Island, Part II

July 4th, 2019 – July 8, 2019

Note: We have been home now for about 2 weeks. It was hard to blog as we drove across Canada due to remote camping locations and the long driving days. I have read many blogs that just suddenly ended, and they left me wondering about the return home and the final parts of the trip and it just kind of bothered me, but now I understand….the return home is a busy time, seeing family and friends, getting the hot tub operational again (prioritizing at a time like this is essential), getting your home and life back in order,etc. I am determined however to see this blog though to our return home, and hope to do so within the next few weeks.

We boarded the boat operated by Bird Island Boat Tours and motored out to Bird Island for a “3 hour tour” (…..key theme song from Gilligan’s Island…). We were promised that we would get to see puffins, among many others, and I was excited to see these little clown like birds (friendly clown, not scary clown).

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Pisac

September 4, 2018 – September 6, 2018

High above the market town of Pisac, sits the Inca fortress of the same name.  From the townsite you can see bits of the ruin rising above the horizon, and many acres of ancient terraces stepping down the steep mountain sides.  We were lucky to find a place to camp in the gated yard of a hostel just outside of town with great views of these terraces.

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