Hi,
First post to this site... Shout out to Dave M from the ex-DECcie.
Two Septembers ago, my wife and I wandered over to Nova Scotia on our "fall journey." We found the entire area unbelievably nice.
We camped at Meat Cove one night, but I'd have to concur that it was a bit unsettling at first. We pitched the tent on the high bluff, roping it down because of the high winds. For much of the evening, people were zipping past the campground on ATVs - back & forth, back & forth. I have no idea where they were going or what they were doing.
The upsides were: We were the only ones camping. (Good news, bad news?) We got to watch the pilot whales in the morning, although from that height they looked a bit like carp. While having morning coffee, I looked to the bare knoll mentioned in another reply and saw a large bull moose against the sunrise. Sweet.
There doesn't seem to be a whole lot to do at Meat Cove... unless you bring an ATV.
From there, we went over to Ingonish and found a really wonderful waterfront cottage camp... no one else in sight... and found it so delightful we didn't leave for four days. (Played with a young fox in the early morning... hiked Ol' Smoky mountain with spectacular views... lots of nice stuff.)
If you're a foodie, bring some vittles along - good food seems hard to come by in that area.
Enjoy!
Bob