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Cape Breton Beach Bum Adventures: Big Glace Bay Beach
(Big Glace Bay Beach, a joy any time of year, sporting the long shadows of Autumn - photo: Wayne McKay) Big Glace Bay Beach occupies a very special place in my heart....
Cape Breton Beach Bum Adventures: Pondville Beach, Isle Madame
(Pondville Beach, Isle Madame - photo: Wayne McKay) Sometimes, we go to the beach and it isn’t the best day for swimming. There can be numerous reasons for this....
Cape Breton Beach Bum Adventures: Morrison Beach
Bunny poses for Bailey's enjoyment It’s a long drive from Sydney to Morrison Beach in Framboise but it is definitely worth it. When Marcie, Bailey and I stepped...
Cape Breton Beach Bum Adventures: Ingonish Beach “Beach Buffet”
Marcie, Bailey and I were invited up to Ingonish Beach by Jim Melvin. Jim works at the Ardan Rum, the restaurant at the Keltic Lodge. In his invite, he told me...
Cape Breton Beach Bum Adventures: Point Michaud
(Surfers at Point Michaud Beach in Richmond County - photo: Wayne McKay) It’s been 24 hours since I went surfing for the first time in my life. I still feel a...
Cape Breton Beach Bum Adventures: Kennington Cove
(Kennington Cove--a beach very popular for its waves and location - photo: Wayne McKay) Marcie, Bailey and I headed out to Louisbourg on this balmy July 17th because...
Cape Breton Beach Bum Adventures: Dominion Beach
(Popular Dominion Beach has re-opened - photo: Wayne McKay) When I was a teenager, Dominion Beach was the place to be in the summer. It was the busiest beach in...
Cape Breton Beach Bum Adventures: Main-a-dieu Beach
(Main-a-dieu Beach - photo: Wayne McKay) It was a beautiful but very hot day in Sydney on July 7. The temperature was hovering pretty close to the 30 degree mark....
Cape Breton Beach Bum Adventures: Mabou Mines Beach
Mabou Mines Beach was the first beach that I picked out of the hat. I had been to the beach once before – in the fall. I remember being struck by its beautiful...
Cape Breton Beach Bum Adventures: Port Morien Sandbar
I can think of no better way to spend a sunny Canada Day than on a beach in Cape Breton. Canada Day is also a great starting point to my summer “Beach Bum Adventures”....