Cabot Trail East, Cape Breton, NS

Today we toured some of the famous and beautiful Cabot Trail on Cape Breton Island. We started our tour from Baddeck Cabot Trail Campground and toured some of the east part of Cabot Trail. We stopped at Ingonish Bay and took a 2 1/2 hour boat tour on the Atlantic Ocean with hopes of seeing some whales, but were unsuccessful. The boat that we toured on is pictured above. We did get a demonstration on how the fisherman drop their lobster traps, and for each different boat the lobster markers and ropes are coded so the fisherman know which lobster traps are theirs. We learned how the lobster get into the two separate areas of the traps, how you can tell female and males apart, how they take the measurement of the lobster and why they secure the lobster claws. The lobster claws can secure onto a wooden stick handle and lift it in mid air. The fisherman have gotten into lots of trouble with lobster claws securing their fingers. We enjoyed the boat tour and the scenery and were happy to be able to ride the Atlantic Ocean.