Our computer is acting up, but now seems to be working once again. Marsha read about the Caso Islands and Grassy Island close to Canso. We head to the end of the road in Canso looking for the Parks Canada Interpretive Center about Grassy Island. From there we plan on taking the boat trip to Grassy Island to see first hand is abandon island that once was a key location for both the French and British. Nothing remains on the island other than remnants of an old fort from the 1700’s. We arrive at the Interpretive Center discovering the boat is not running. It’s been out of commission for three weeks now with engine issues. Oh well, no trip to Grassy Island which was an early settlement for fishermen. It was fought over and invaded by both the French and British as they fought for control of the area. At one point a treaty was signed giving the British control of mainland Nova Scotia while the French obtained control of the islands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence which included Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton. The status of the islands near Canso was never clearly determined in the treaty. Thus, the battle for control over them.
After the interpretive center we had plenty of time to explore more of the east coast since the boat was not running. We stopped at Black Duck Cove Provincial Park not far from Canso, and did some walking, and photographing. Next meandered along the coast for a bit then back to our campsite.
Seeing North America 