After a late start on Friday (around 2pm) my father and I packed up and hit the road for Cape Breton Highlands National Park. The weather was calling for rain but we hadn't had any wet roads fortunately. We stopped at Antigonish to eat at Mother Webb's a quick in and out spot yet a sit down restaurant, with great steaks and ribs, worth the stop.

When travelling and mapping always add time for gas and bathroom breaks (as well as photo opportunities!). Although the trip called for 5 hours it was closer to 9pm (7 hours duration) to get there from home. There we stayed at the Cornerstone Motel ( http://cornerstonemotel.com/ ) which is owned by Greg and Kathy, fellow motorcyclists and had the pleasure of meeting him that evening and getting suggestions for where to go the next day, which included trips outside the park to Meat Cove and White Point (not the famous surfing area!)

Exhausted and excited for the next day we headed
 to bed early and rested for the next day