Credentials

Sea Spray's staff members, over the last 25 years, have used the outdoor environment in Cape Breton's Northern Highlands, for:

  • Snowshoeing in Northern Cape Breton's consistent snowbelt with Sea Spray Outdoor AdventuresHiking: both inside and outside Cape Breton Highlands National Park. We know the trails because we hike the trails;
  • Road biking: staff members not only bike the Cabot Trail, some have biked it in a single day; We'll give you information on direction, prevailing winds, sidetrips, traveling times, good Inns and B&B's and where to watch for moose.
  • Mountain biking: we not only bike the trails here, but have been involved in laying some of them out and supervising the cutting and clearing. We'll tell you which are best-suited for your ability, from hard-core biker to beginning off-road wanderer .. and which trails are not worth riding at all;
  • Trail running: We run the trails, and can tell you about trail surfaces, running times, heart rate zones and scenery.
  • Kayaking: We love this sport, so we can talk about put-ins, haul-outs, scenic harbours for bird watching, coastal routes for whale watching, areas to avoid, and our guided novice and intermediate tours;
  • Wind surfing: We'll tell you where the wind is steady, and where it's gusty, and great beaches for launchings and landings. Our staff members have years of board sailing experience;
  • Kayak touring and bird watching in northern cape breton with Sea Spray Outdoor AdventuresRoad running: While we prefer trails to pavement, we have also organized road teams for the Cabot Trail Relay, held annually in May. (This 17-leg round-the-Trail race is one of the highlights of the Atlantic Provinces road racing season.) Sea Spray's staff and friends participate annually in this event;
  • Cross country skiing: It's our passion, and in northern Cape Breton we know what's best, from groomed trails to back country to telemark ... and a few new twists to the sport. We do it all, both competitively and as tourers.
  • Snow Shoeing:  We use the snowshoes to take us touring, or to access the high country for skiing or for working in the woods.

Sea Spray's staff has extensive experience in all of these activities, and we can steer you in the right direction, whether in the tracks, on the trail, in the back country, on the water or on the roads through the mountains.

Sea Spray staff has been involved in two outdoor documentaries, a mountain biking segment for Outdoor Life, and a road biking episode for Womens Television Networks. Our staff members have also been involved in skiing, snowshoeing and cycling shots for the Nova Scotia Department of Tourism and Enterprise Cape Breton's tourism promotional pieces.  We also work closely with the regional “Top of the Island” business group.

Our staff experience includes:Cross country ski racing in northern Cape Breton Nova Scotia with Sea Spray Outdoor Adventures

  • SCUBA instructing;
  • Downhill ski instructing;
  • Cross country ski coaching and racing;
  • Mountain bike tour guiding;
  • Mountain bike racing;
  • Cross country ski coaching;
  • Competitive running;
  • Amateur and promotional photography;
  • Cross country ski officiating;  (We have helped organize two national cross country ski events, and are former national Board Members of Cross Country Ski Canada);

We are a proud members or former members of

  • The Cape Breton Snow Belt Marketing Co-op
  • The Victoria County, Nova Scotia, Municipal Recretion Committee
  • The 1987 Jeux Canada Games Sports Organizing Committee
  • The 1989 Canadian Junior Cross Country Ski Championships
  • The 1987 Jeux Canada Games Cross Country Skiing Organizational Committee
  • Northeast Highlands Chamber of Commerce and its Marketing Committees
  • Nova Scotia Adventure Tourism Association
  • Destination Cape Breton, and its Eco-Tourism Committee
  • Tourism Industry Association of Nova Scotia
  • The Cape Breton Tourism Task Force
  • Even the Nova Scotia Department of Transportion’s Highway Signage Committee
  • The North Highland Nordic Ski Facility’s Board of Directors
  • The Northern Victoria Community (Recreation) Center’s Board of Directors
  • The Top of the Island Board of Directors

and we work cooperatively with Parks Canada, and its local venue,
Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Ingonish Beach, Cape Breton Island

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