Day 5 Sydney NS to North Sydney NS

 Sep 8 Sydney NS

WEATHER Sunny TEMP 14 -   C  (57 -  F)

We don't have far to go today so we had breakfast and stayed in the hotel until checkout time 11 AM.

Sitting in front of the Joan Harriss Cruise Pavilion on the Sydney waterfront is the largest fiddle in the world! The fiddle stands tall at 18-metres and is hard to miss.

MERCHANT MARINERS' MEMORIAL

Sydney Harbour played an important role during World War II once a Royal Canadian Navy base, HMCS Protector, was established to stage supply convoys bound for Europe. These convoys tended to be slower and had the prefix SC for Slow Convoy.[12] Convoy SC 7 typified the dangers inherent with the Nazi U-boats off the coast of Cape Breton and Newfoundland during the Battle of the Atlantic, when 20 of the 35 merchant cargo vessels were sunk on their journey to England. Sydney Harbour was one of the hotspots of the Battle of the St. Lawrence. Two notable shipping attacks occurred during this battle: the sinking of the train ferry SS Caribou in October 1942 on its way from North Sydney to Port aux Basques, Newfoundland;[13] and the sinking of the Sydney-based HMCS Shawinigan on 24 November 1944 in the Cabot Strait, near Cape North, on Cape Breton Island.[14] Sydney's coal shipping and steel manufacturing made a significant contribution to the Allied war effort, however federal Minister of Industry, C. D. Howe favoured Central Canada's steel industry given its proximity to a larger workforce and less exposure to coastal attack

We then decided to head to North Sydney where we will be spending the night. 

We found our hotel and the ferry.

The ferry from the hotel.

W debated where to go and decided on Glace Bay since we haven't been there although we have been around the area. EDIT we have been there before.

Pretty

Back to North Sydney to walk around. The town was quiet but it looked like they were setting up for some festival. closing off a street block and setting up tables. The only business to the town would be the ferry.

Bobby Joe Ryan was a beautiful little boy born on lucky St. Patrick's Day, March 17th, 1993. He loved playing hockey but tragically, in 1999, he was fatally injured when struck by a puck to the heart while playing a fun game at the rink.

The MV Highlanders is named in recognition of the distinguished military service of the Highlander infantry regiments throughout Nova Scotia (now known as the Nova Scotia Highlanders and the Cape Breton Highlanders). These men and women continue to provide humanitarian assistance and peacekeeping services recognized throughout the world.

Late afternoon we drove to our hotel - Hotel North restaurant onsite

Day 1 Toronto to Victoriaville QC

Day 2 Victoriaville to Edmundston NB

Day 3 Edmundston to Moncton NB

Day 4 Moncton NB to Sydney NS