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The Big Fiddle - Sydney Nova Scotia
The next part of our journey involved a reasonable amount of travelling on the highway; taking us from Englishtown to Little Bras d'Or. The lady at the camping ground had recommended that we backtrack slightly and stop off at the Gaelic College at St Ann's. It was from here that Rev Norman MacLeod a Presbyterian Minister lead 900 of his followers firstly to Australia and then on to Waipu in NZ in about 1861. The centre also has a reputation for its kilt making. At Little Bras d'Or we stayed at a camping ground overlooking the lake. It was a lovely peaceful scene that was only disturbed by the 20 plus motor homes arriving at 10.30pm off the New Brunswick Ferry, and half a dozen more arriving at about 12.45am off another ferry. As luck would have it the biggest truck and trailer unit from this bunch got to park right next to us! The Arm of Gold camp which is the English translation of Bras d'Or is the closest camp to the ferry and provides it with a considerable amount of its business. Earlier in the afternoon we had taken the freeway into Sydney to look at the sights. We stopped at the Info Centre where we were able to see "The Big Ceilidh Fiddle" symbolizing Cape Breton's musical tradition. Cast in steel it weighs 10 ton and stands 42ft 4ins with the bow being 52ft 4ins. It plays fiddle music 24/7. We walked the old part of the town looking at some of the earliest buildings before walking back along the boardwalk that runs along the edge of the harbour. It was around 6pm and the place was just about deserted.
The next part of our journey involved a reasonable amount of travelling on the highway; taking us from Englishtown to Little Bras d'Or. The lady at the camping ground had recommended that we backtrack slightly and stop off at the Gaelic College at St Ann's. It was from here that Rev Norman MacLeod a Presbyterian Minister lead 900 of his followers firstly to Australia and then on to Waipu in NZ in about 1861. The centre also has a reputation for its kilt making. At Little Bras d'Or we stayed at a camping ground overlooking the lake. It was a lovely peaceful scene that was only disturbed by the 20 plus motor homes arriving at 10.30pm off the New Brunswick Ferry, and half a dozen more arriving at about 12.45am off another ferry. As luck would have it the biggest truck and trailer unit from this bunch got to park right next to us! The Arm of Gold camp which is the English translation of Bras d'Or is the closest camp to the ferry and provides it with a considerable amount of its business. Earlier in the afternoon we had taken the freeway into Sydney to look at the sights. We stopped at the Info Centre where we were able to see "The Big Ceilidh Fiddle" symbolizing Cape Breton's musical tradition. Cast in steel it weighs 10 ton and stands 42ft 4ins with the bow being 52ft 4ins. It plays fiddle music 24/7. We walked the old part of the town looking at some of the earliest buildings before walking back along the boardwalk that runs along the edge of the harbour. It was around 6pm and the place was just about deserted.
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