Sunny Sunday Drive

Yesterday was such a beautiful day, Darryl and I decided we must not waste it laying around. My friend had texted me earlier in the morning and had invited us down to a cottage in Irish Vale that they had stayed at the night before for a visit. So, we jumped in the truck and off we went! This is one of the views from the bank down over the hill from the cottage! Just breath taking!
The Bras d'Or Lakes is always a site to be seen! Some days it's wild and angry and some days it beautiful and calm. (It can also change very quickly! That's why all the sail boats travel from near and far to hang out here!)

Beautiful! Just beautiful!

This photo is of what's left of an old home-stead! Just the fire place! Very very cool!

After our wonderful little visit and cold beverage on the deck, off we went to continue our Sunday drive. I had asked Darryl to take me to a dirt bike track that is so popular here in the summer time. It was on a bumpy dirt road that if we continued on it, we would end up back home without travelling back to the highway. It was a long, up-hill, turny drive, and when we got to it, it wasn't really anything special. Not much to see really.

We drove on. We came to a few forks in the road, made some decisions and kept driving. Just dirt road and trees! A brook here and there. Not even a sign of wild life. Pretty calm and quiet. (Except for the sound of the diesel truck and all of the stuff in the back rattling around!)

After about an hour, and a little ride on a one-way road, we came upon some cottages and houses. Hard to believe someone would actually live so far out in the country. It is so beautiful though!

An old house we saw along our drive....

So after three hours of driving around the dirt roads in the back country, we managed to make it back home without travelling over the same road twice! :)

Natasha