Changes: landscape, weather, entertainment — and a throwback.

The highlands are to the north and we are now on the Ceilidh Trail on southwestern Cape Breton Island. And the weather is turing rapidly, winds like pre-hurricane Wednesday morning as we left Pleasant Bay.  The waves at this over-look are smashing the shore.

and white caps were far out to sea.  The spray from the breakers - or just from the sea was coming up onto the overlook.  It was windy!  Clouds rolled in by afternoon and rain is in the forecast.

A museum or two in the morning and then by afternoon, we were touring the Glenora Distillery north of Mabau, Nova Scotia. One of only two distilleries outside of Scotland that make single malt scotch.  They are proud of their scotch too.  The 10 year old Glen Breton single malt could be yours for $80.00 Canadian.

They have limited amounts of 14, 18 and 24 year old available too.  The tour entailed you to a generous taste of the 10 year old. It was quite good.

So good that Patt and I stayed and tasted a another at the bar on site and listened to the on-site musicians.  We tasted a couple including the 14 year old, now that was fine stuff.  Continuing the  different activity planned for today, we enjoyed the Ceilidh music.  We are learning Gaelic now, (that is the ancient language of Scotland — so I reckon I will have to help with pronunciation "Ceilidh" is pronounced kay-lee). There is a lot of logic with Gaelic pronunciation.  Makes it easy to read.

For dinner we went to the Red Shoe Pub, that is "Red Shoe Pub" in Gaelic in the red banner under the sign.  I figure you all now can figure out how to pronounce it based on the lesson with Ceilidh.

It is a pub that sells alcoholic drinks and guess — seafood!  yes, seafood.

Had a musician playing Ceilidh music.  He was not quite as good as the three at the distillery.

Also been meaning to point this out.  It is nice to see this sign again and two pump gas stations, that are real places where you can get you car worked on — not a stop and rob connivence store that sells gas.  This is more often than not the way you buy gas in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. I like it.