Our second port of call was the Canadian town of Sydney, Nova Scotia. The  name Nova Scotia means “New Scotland”.   Nova Scotia is made up of 3,800 coastal islands. Sydney is located on the east coast of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. It was founded in 1785 by the British.

We were up early to explore the city. When we opened our balcony drapes we saw we had a close up view of the cruise terminal, including The Giant Fiddle. At 60 feet, it is the largest fiddle in the world and a tribute to the area’s Celtics community and folk music tradition.

We found several geocaches as we explored the town.

Along the boardwalk at the pier was the Merchant Mariners Memorial recognizing those in the merchant navy who transported supplies during WW2. There were over 12,000 men and women who served in Canada’s Merchant Navy. The casualty rate was one in seven. Over 25,000 merchant ship voyages were made during WW2.

As we walked back to the ship we passed a lone bagpipe player who spent the entire day playing for the visitors.

Captain Frank announced at the end of the day that had several more passengers join the trip after missing the ship in Boston.

These are photos taken as we sailed away from Sydney.

Next up: Corner Brook, Newfoundland