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3 WEEKS
Cabot & Viking Trails
Spend a couple of days in
Halifax
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enjoying lively bars and a nonstop music
scene, then hit the road up the Atlantic Coast. Stop for a chilly surf at
Lawrencetown
Beach
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) or a hike through pine forest to a spectacular white-sand beach at
Taylor Head Provincial Park
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. Visit the historical village at
Sherbrooke
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then either cut up Hwy 7 for a shortcut to Cape Breton Island or, with an ex-
tra day or two, continue on the coast to the sheltered picture-perfect hamlet of
Guysbor-
ough
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. Just after arriving on Cape Breton from the causeway, veer left toward
Hwy 30 and stop in at one of the many ceilidh music gatherings along this route. Hook
up with the Cabot Trail, at
Chéticamp
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), a deeply Acadian town. Next you
can watch whales or chant with monks at the Tibetan monastery in
Pleasant Bay
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