Fairy Holes…

What the heck are those?

A few summers ago we were exploring in Cape Breton when someone made mention.

We didn’t have cell service, or internet or data, but when we were heading back to Halifax I looked it up. We knew that we would be visiting on our next trip to Cape Breton and we made a visit in both 2017 and 2018.

The hike is actually pretty moderate, lots of bumps and rocks and roots, but not a lot of big inclines, so easy for the kids to rock it and just enjoy the trek and scenery.

Now I will have to say, one of my biggest pet peeves is when people USE nature and “enjoy” it while not respecting it at all. There were quite a few places where people had littered and where there was graffiti on the rocks. Actually does anyone know any ways you can remove graffiti from rocks? I would totally go scour for a few hours to try to clean them up. I just really don’t get what would make someone do this? Ruin a beautiful scenic view with vandalism. Anyway I digress! But if you go here, don’t litter or vandalize…PLEASE for the love PLEASE!

If you are heading here I would recommend water shoes and life jackets for the kids, especially for going through the hole in the cave and if you do any jumping in. 

And why wouldn’t you go through the hole in the cave? Because really that’s really one of the coolest parts. I have heard of people swimming out and climbing up over the rocks, but I’ve never done that. The little hole is full of barnacles so you really want to be careful when climbing through. Go up on your feet, don’t slide across your bum. Believe me, I know from experience!

Now we had a little dead mouse friend inside the cave when we were there this year which kind of made the kids freak out a little bit, and I am not going to lie, it wasn’t my FAVOURITE thing ever, and its pretty cold in the cave also, so I would recommend a warm day so that you can sit on the rocks and warm up when you’re done exploring. 

If you have a waterproof flashlight or headlamp would be worth bringing also, because you can climb up behind the fairy hold into the caves. 

Beyond the Fairy Hole itself, there is a mini waterfall just before the beach, swimming in the crystal clear ocean, the gully you walk through. The trail changes so much along the way that it really is easy to keep the kids interested and feels like a big adventure.