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Tag Archives: Cape Breton
Bear dancing!
Back in August I posted about the Browns and the tradition of bear dancing in Washabuck. Today I found this video from the summer festival over there: It’s good to see the younger people are carrying on this traditional form … Continue reading
Beach review #4: Port Hood
Port Hood may be my favourite place to swim. It’s sheltered, sandy, shallow and usually calm. And lifeguarded during the day, at least at the Court House beach, where I usually go. There are several gorgeous beaches in Port Hood, … Continue reading
9 days to the end: ocean challenge
It’s not my imagination. This morning on the radio, I heard the beach report: air temperature, 21 degrees. Water temperature, 21 degrees. The water is as warm as the air now. I am preparing for the end of the ocean … Continue reading
Along the Shores of Washabuck
Washabuck is this small community in the centre of Cape Breton, on the Bras d’Or. I don’t think I have any relatives there, but my dad has some old friends from there, which is how I came to learn about … Continue reading
Beach review #3: Cheticamp Island
I have only swum here once, but it is a lovely spot. I was afraid it would be colder than at the (relatively) Southern beaches I normally go to, but it was sheltered and shallow and perfectly calm the day … Continue reading
Funereal
In Cape Breton, going to wakes and funerals is part of the social fabric. You are obligated to go to the wake and funeral of not just people you know, but also people you are slightly acquainted with, people whose … Continue reading
Beach review #2: West Mabou
West Mabou is the beach my family usually always went to when I was a child. I’ve taken swimming lessons there. I’ve been to bonfires there. I’ve entered a sand castle building contest there. I got the two worst sunburns … Continue reading
Beach review #1: Inverness
I swim a lot at Inverness. Last year I was a bit nervous to swim alone here, as I never swam at this beach as a child and was unfamiliar with it. But I’d heard there’s an undertow. So I … Continue reading
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Beach mania
As a Cape Bretoner, I’m lucky because there are multiple very nice beaches within easy driving distance, and one that’s within walking distance. Water temperatures in the Atlantic right now are hovering around 20 degrees (as measured by the lifeguards … Continue reading
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