Nova Scotia의 북쪽 끝에는 Cape Breton섬이 있고, 그섬을 일주하는 Cabot Trail은 유명하기로 둘째 가라면 서러울 정도로 대서양과 어우러져 있는 산새가 그만이다. 운이 좋을때는 이곳 Cabot Trail을 달리면서 유유히 떠다니는 고래떼들과도 조우할수 있는 곳이다.
내가 그곳을 갔을때는 약 20여년 전이다. 마침 한국에 거주하는 아주 절친한 친구 부부가 모처럼 토론토를 방문하여, 3주간의 휴가를 내여 두부부가 캐나다의 동쪽 지방에 있는 Maritime 여러주를 돌았던 기억이 있다.
그중에서도 Cape Breton섬을 일주한 기억은 지금도 기억에 뚜렷히 남아 있다. 지금은 모여드는 관광객들로 북새통을 이룰정도로 변화 했지만, 그때만 해도 아주 한적한 시골이었었다. 길을 몰라 옆에 있는 민가를 찾아가 물으면, 설명을 해주고도, 마음이 놓이지 않아 자기차를 끌고 앞서 가면서 Convoy까지 해주던 그런 순박한 시골이었었다.
Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia (CNN)As we wound down a series of switchbacks toward the Seal Island Bridge, my ears popping as we left the rolling green highlands behind and descended to Bras d'Or -- a massive inland sea -- Donny Hall told me that he was surprised at the worldwide attention his small island of Cape Breton was currently attracting.
A rugged retreat
I also traced the famed Cabot Trail by car with two friends.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/04/travel/cape-breton-island-canada-trump-bump/index.html
내가 그곳을 갔을때는 약 20여년 전이다. 마침 한국에 거주하는 아주 절친한 친구 부부가 모처럼 토론토를 방문하여, 3주간의 휴가를 내여 두부부가 캐나다의 동쪽 지방에 있는 Maritime 여러주를 돌았던 기억이 있다.
그중에서도 Cape Breton섬을 일주한 기억은 지금도 기억에 뚜렷히 남아 있다. 지금은 모여드는 관광객들로 북새통을 이룰정도로 변화 했지만, 그때만 해도 아주 한적한 시골이었었다. 길을 몰라 옆에 있는 민가를 찾아가 물으면, 설명을 해주고도, 마음이 놓이지 않아 자기차를 끌고 앞서 가면서 Convoy까지 해주던 그런 순박한 시골이었었다.
Cape Breton섬의 입구인 Hawkburry에서는 내가 오랫동안 알고 지냈던, 그곳 태생인 Mr. Jerry씨가 은퇴후 그곳으로 되돌아가,소일거리로 Portable Grill을 차로 끌고 다니면서, Hot Dog을 팔고 있었는데, 그를 곳에서 만나서, 우리일행을 보자마자, 만사 체처놓고 그곳에서는 가장 좋다는 식당으로 데리고 가서 Lobster 요리로 배를 채워 주었던 기억이 있다. 천수를 다한 그는 이제 이세상 사람이 아니다.
An electrician by trade, Hall worked for years in a coal mine, once the dominant industry in this remote part of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. 이섬은 한때는 석탄을 캐내는 효자노릇도 했었다고 한다.
지금은 석탄광산이 다 폐쇄되여, 그자리를 전세계로 부터 모여든 관광객들이 대신하고 있다고 할수 있다.
At the wheel of a minivan, with me in the passenger seat, Hall turned his mustachioed face to me and wagged his head with a wan smile of bemusement, telling me what he thought of this newfound fame.
"It all started as a joke," he said, with just a hint of a maritime accent, a lilt that echoes the area's Scottish past. "We never expected all of this."
What happened? Donald Trump.
Or, more specifically, a website launched earlier this year titled "Cape Breton if Donald Trump Wins."
미공화당 대통령 후보 Donal Trump가 다른 후보들 제치고 인기를 독차지 하자, 이를 방해하는 꾼들이 가끔씩의 그의 모임에서 쫓겨 나가기도 했었다. 이를 빗대어 Nova Scotia이 한방송국에서 DJ하고 있는, 수염이 덮수룩한, Hall은 이광경을 보고, 나는 Trump를 좋아하지 않는다. 미국인들중에 만약에 Trump가 대통령이 되면, 그를 보기싫어 하는 사람들은 Cape Breton으로 오라는 멘트를 날린게 대유행이 되여, 그때까지만 해도 이섬이 어디에 있는지를 잘 알지 못하던 미국인들에게 하나의 유명한 명소가 되여 가고 있다는 기쁜소식, 아니면 나쁜 소식이 전세계로 퍼져 나가고 있단다.
It was created by a local radio DJ on the modest proposal that Americans should think about spending some time here, or maybe moving to this scenic island if the polarizing Republican nominee ascends to the presidency.
As the story spread on CNN and other international networks, American interest grew.
The relatively basic website, which includes testimonials from Americans who love the island, as well as lots of helpful information on Cape Breton, has so far attracted more than 1 million clicks.
And some, it seems, may actually move: Google reported that searches for "how to move to Canada" increased sixfold when Trump became the GOP's presumptive nominee.
Cape Breton has long been one of Canada's best-kept secrets, an island about twice the size of Delaware, connected to the mainland of Nova Scotia by the 1.4-kilometer Canso Causeway.
동쪽 Maritime에 접해있는 각주들의 민가는 마치 성냥곽 처럼 거의 모양새가 일정하고 크지도 않고, 집전체를 Trailer에 싣고 이동 할수도 있도록 간단히 건축되여 있고, 캐나다 답지 않게 매우 가난한, Industry가 없는 곳이기도하다.
On this island, the famous Cabot Trail, a scenic two-lane byway, loops through Cape Breton Highlands National Park, with much-photographed vistas of green hills falling away to beaches backed by cliffs.
Alexander Graham Bell was one famous resident, and a national historic site and museum are devoted to his work here, a place that overlooks the white sails of yachts and catamarans out on Bras d'Or, an inland sea that slices across the island.
Cape Breton has always valued its distinct identity, one rooted in its Scottish past.
The island thrums with the sounds of fiddles, musical gatherings called ceilidhs are still common, Gaelic is spoken in pockets on the island and some of the best single malts on the continent are distilled here, too.
The island flip-flopped between British and French control before becoming part of Nova Scotia again in 1820. Native Mi'kmaq people long preceded the settlers.
Named after the Genoese explorer John Cabot, who landed in this region in 1497 (scholars still debate the exact spot), the trail completes a 298-kilometer (185-mile) loop around the northern end of the island, often clinging to the curves of the Cape Breton Highlands as it winds above the ocean below.
With a dinner to attend that night back in Sydney (the island's largest town), we raced up into the hills, enjoying the ride but making few stops along the way.
However, entering the national park, we decided to carve out a couple hours to hike its signature trail. A 9-kilometer loop (5.5 miles), Skyline Trail follows a well-worn path through moose and bear country to a dramatic headland, where cliffs fall away on both sides to the Gulf of St. Lawrence below.
We set a brisk pace through the boreal forest, reaching the boardwalk on the headland within an hour.
I had hiked the same trail 13 years earlier, and remembered seeing pilot whales spouting off below. None graced us with their presence this time, but we took a few minutes to take in the view -- the Cabot Trail, cutting its path through the green on the left, and the endless blue of the water on the right.
We made it back in time for our dinner that night -- making just one more stop, for super-fresh lobster rolls at small-town seaside spot with an appropriately bucolic name, the Rusty Anchor.
A few days later, at the end of my trip, I'd get a chance to spend some time on the water. Climbing aboard Capt, Paul Jamieson's 42-foot catamaran, I spent three days cruising the calm waters of Bras d'Or. More than 1,000 square kilometers in size, we had plenty to explore, sailing into small inlets and stopping for swims and checking out sunny lighthouses.
Docked at the charming town of Baddeck, we went for a pint at the local yacht club, and I asked the captain what he made of all this Trump business.
He reckoned that his charter bookings had gotten a bit of a bump, but added that, once people get to see it, the island really doesn't need any help.
"Here, we have some of the best sailing in the world. We have the warmest water north of North Carolina. You saw a couple inlets, but we've got thousands," he said, adding that it's not just the sailing.
"People come on the boat, and I tell them, 'Well, we've got Alexander Graham Bell over there, and the Cabot Trail up there,' there's so much to do. This is really one of the world's best islands."
http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/04/travel/cape-breton-island-canada-trump-bump/index.html
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