We arrived at the ferry terminal for the trip to Newfoundland and were amazed by the size of the ships. The ferry was over 750 feet in length and had ten floors. The inside was set up like a cruise ship, thankfully, since we had around a 15 hour trip, leaving North Sydney around 6:30 PM and and arri...
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Dateline: July 11, 2012, Halifax, the Tattoo and Cape Benton
Our drive to Halifax was short and we entered the city to find, what else, the info center! We first went to the Maritime Museum since both of us fount the Titanic interesting.
Halifax was where all the found bodies were taken for identification. The museum did a great job of “telling the story...
Read MoreDateline July 5, 2012 Nova Scotia… Pictou to Peggy’s Cove
The weather was beautiful for the ferry trip from PEI to Nova Scotia. The lighthouse came into view as we entered the harbor. Stopping at the info center, they even made reservations for a campsite for us near Halifax when we arrive in Halifax for the Tattoo. We drove down to Truro which is at ...
Read MoreDateline July 1, Canada Day, Prince Edward Island
The Confederation Bridge links New Brunswick to Prince Edward Island, completed in 1997 replacing ferry service that was subsidized by the Canadian Rail System. The challenge to building the 8 mile bridge at a cost of 1.3 Billion dollars were many including the tides that moved under the bridge at 1...
Read MoreGaspé Peninsula and Eastern New Brunswick
Leaving Quebec City we took route 132 on the southern side of the St Lawrence River to the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec.
Gaspé extends into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The Appalachian Mountains actually end on the peninsula. It is separated from New Brunswick on its southern side by the Chaleur Bay ...
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