Broad Cove, Mary Ann Falls and Warren Lake

We woke to a beautiful warm morning.  We set off for Mary Ann  Falls- a 6.5 km drive on a dirt road.  Nice thing about these falls, the parking was within 200 meters.  We took steps down to the bottom of the falls and realized the better view was on the uphill trail.  Back up 51 steps and uphill to view the falls.  They were nice but not too full of water.  The water was dark brown, red, from tanic from trees.

Mary Ann Falls

We drove back down the hill and out to Warren Lake.  We walked the path in headnets as it was warm enough for black flies to swarm.  We could only go 1/2 way around the lake because the bridge was out.  Met a German couple who brought their camper over because they said it was cheaper than renting one here.

Warren Lake

We drove back to the main road and north to Black Brook Cove, a nice picnic area and cobble beach with a waterfall dropping down to the beach.  Mike tried to photograph the waterfall.  The tide was low but coming in and he had to clamber over rocks to get a good shot.  It was an amazing sound to hear the ocean waves moving the rocks in and out. 

Black Brook Cove

Black Brook Cove and waterfall

We wanted to see what was south of us before pulling the trailer over the road.  If there were lookovers, it was easier to do with just the car.  So we headed south and went as far as South Haven.  This is where the highway turns north.  Stopped for ice cream and WiFi.  We drove a bit farther north to Englishtown and took the ferry back across St. Ann's Bay.  We thought it would be a good short cut for tomorrow, but the approach to the ferry was too steep for our trailer.  It was a nice 5 minute ride across the neck of the bay.  We are resigned to a slow drive over steep and curving bad roads to leave Cape Breton Highlands.

Englishtown Ferry

We took a walk after dinner around the campground.  As we were leaving our trailer, we saw a crow grab something from a picnic table that campers were using.  He dropped it and we picked up a package of cheese.  Took it over to the couple and we talked for awhile.  They were from Quebec and had some meat cooking on the outdoor grill.  Didn't that crow watch us talking then swoop down and grab the meat right off the grill!  Luckily our new friends laughed and did not seem to be too distressed that their meal disappeared into the sky.

It was cool at night; glad to have our little heater, but crawled into bed under our blanket and comforter and we were toasty warm.