{"id":14764,"date":"2022-09-16T17:09:40","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T21:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=14764"},"modified":"2022-09-20T08:50:17","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T12:50:17","slug":"cycling-the-cabot-trail-the-causeway-to-baddeck-day-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=14764","title":{"rendered":"Cycling the Cabot Trail &#8211; The Causeway to Baddeck (Day 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Day 1 Route ~ August 29, 2022 (96 km)<\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Starting on TransCanada just north of the Causeway<\/li>\n<li>Melford \/ Upper River Denys \/ Iron Mines<\/li>\n<li>First sign of water at approx. 45 km<\/li>\n<li>Whycocomagh Reserve \/ Whycocomaugh<\/li>\n<li>Nyanza Bay \/ Buckwheat Corner<\/li>\n<li>Exit TransCanada on 205 (Shore Road) into Baddeck<\/li>\n<li>Baddeck Bay Sojourn (Water Street along Chebucto Road)<\/li>\n<li>Finish Day 1 at the Lynnwood Inn<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14777\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_001-1024x706.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_001-1024x706.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_001-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_001-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_001-1536x1060.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_001-2048x1413.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_001-624x430.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Crossing the Causeway&#8230; It would be five days before we saw this bridge again&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14779\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_1892-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_1892-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_1892-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_1892-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_1892-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_1892-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_1892-2-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>At the start of the Cabot Trail adventure. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14791\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_DSC_1897-2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_DSC_1897-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_DSC_1897-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_DSC_1897-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_DSC_1897-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_DSC_1897-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_DSC_1897-2-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The initial stretch was along the TransCanada Highway.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14780\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_007-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_007-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_007-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_007-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_007-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_007-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_007-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The first sighting of water at approximately 45 km mark.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14781\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_011-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_011-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_011-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_011-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_011-1536x1149.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_011-2048x1532.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_011-624x467.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Looking over Nyanza Bay opposite MacGregors Pond.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14782\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_IMG-0215-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_IMG-0215-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_IMG-0215-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_IMG-0215-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_IMG-0215-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_IMG-0215-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_IMG-0215-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Stopped to refuel at a Cape Breton landmark.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14783\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_021-2-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_021-2-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_021-2-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_021-2-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_021-2-1536x1149.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_021-2-2048x1533.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_021-2-624x467.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>It was a beautiful ride into Baddeck.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14784\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_025-2-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_025-2-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_025-2-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_025-2-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_025-2-1536x1149.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_025-2-2048x1532.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_025-2-624x467.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Baddeck Boardwalk is picture perfect.<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14785\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_030-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_030-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_030-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_030-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_030-1536x1149.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_030-2048x1532.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_030-624x467.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>We completed a Baddeck Bay sojourn to the far end of the bay.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14786\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_IMG-0218-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_IMG-0218-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_IMG-0218-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_IMG-0218-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_IMG-0218-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_IMG-0218-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_IMG-0218-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Arriving into the Lynnwood Inn at the end of the first day &#8212; and still smiling!<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14787\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_IMG-0220-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_IMG-0220-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_IMG-0220-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_IMG-0220-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_IMG-0220-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_IMG-0220-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Day1_IMG-0220-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Enjoying a walk along the waterfront with our #1 Support Team Member!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Our Cabot Trail Cycling Adventure <\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=14764\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Day 1 &#8211; The Causeway to Baddeck<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=14767\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day 2 &#8211; Baddeck to Ingonish, climbing Smokey<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=14769\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day 3 &#8211; Ingonish to Meat Cove to Pleasant Bay, climbing North Mountain<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=14771\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day 4 &#8211; Pleasant Bay to Glenora Distillery<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=14773\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day 5 &#8211; Glenora Distillery to the Causeway<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=14775\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10 FAV Photos Cycling the Cabot Trail<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 1 Route ~ August 29, 2022 (96 km) Starting on TransCanada just north of the Causeway Melford \/ Upper River Denys \/ Iron Mines First sign of water at approx. 45 km Whycocomagh Reserve \/ Whycocomaugh Nyanza Bay \/ Buckwheat Corner Exit TransCanada on 205 (Shore Road) into Baddeck Baddeck Bay Sojourn (Water Street&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[83,84],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14764"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14764"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14764\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14953,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14764\/revisions\/14953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}