I didn't want to drive three and a half hours for just the museum so I decided to see what else was in the region and was able to make a little trip out of it. The first stop I made in the North Cape Coastal region was at the Bottle Houses. It is three different structures made out of old, mainly green, beer bottles along with other bottles. One of them was a church and I couldn't really tell what the other two were. The original builder was also a lighthouse keeper so there is a lighthouse on the property along with gardens, a pond with fish and some picnic tables. I then continued on to O'Leary to visit the potato museum which was interesting. Just like most museums, there was a lot of old equipment that was used for farming potatoes. They also had history on the industry and some other displays including a line of potatoes infected by different diseases. In a second building they had a bunch of other old stuff like a couple of carriages, blacksmith tools and an old tractor.
Originally, I was going to drive up to the Stompin' Tom Centre then go down to the West Point Lighthouse but because of the time, I decided to go straight to the lighthouse. The lighthouse was $10 to go through the museum so I didn't look around but I did go for a short walk on the nearby beach. I talked with a lady who was sketching the lighthouse for about twenty minutes so that was nice. Then I made my way to the Cavendish Campground to spend the night. The boardwalk was closed which was unfortunate because I was planning on having dinner at the Pizza Delight but luckily there was a Chinese Canadian restaurant across the street that was open. I got a cheeseburger and an egg roll for supper and ended up sleeping in my car because the tent was uncomfortable.
Fall fun list
- Try a new restaurant ✓
- Check out the potato museum ✓
