Touring Nova Scotia & PEI
Sept 22-08
It is a frosty Tuesday morning and wanted to update this Blog before we leave for St.John, NB and on down to Bar Harbour. It has been a very busy 2 weeks and as I write this our friends Bruce and Judy Williamson ( B&J) should be getting on their WestJet flight bound for Comox. They are long time friends who arrived in Halifax on Sept 9 to tour the Maritimes with us. Lots of interesting people and places with specific dates being in the itinerary section. B&J stayed at a B&B at the entrance to the Woodhaven Campground just outside Halifax. It is an average campground with its greatest asset being close to Halifax but right next to a major shopping complex. Costco, Staples & Future shop. Yeah !!!!!!
We left our RV park
ed at Woodhaven and did two trips ( 3 days each) with B&J staying at B&B's. The first 4 days B&J stayed in the B&B and we did day trips around that included a city tour of Halifax, Grafton Dinner Theater, and brewery tour of Alexander Keith's. Peggy's Cove and Lunenberg were spectacular as we had calm sunny weather. The horse drawn carriage ride through Lunenberg was a highlight that narrated the old buildings interesting history. On Sept 12 we headed for the Cabot Trail and made out first stop Glenora at the Glen Breton Distillery. Now many of you might think that the reason that we stopped here is that it is a single malt whiskey distillery. NOT SO !! They had some cottages on the side of a big hill over looking the valley. After drinking the bottle of Scotch ( only 250 ml) we went to the main lodge for a great supper and local music. The drive around the Cabot trail was misty and overcast but very beautiful. The second night was spent at Baddeck in the Inverary Inn with a tour of the Alexander Graham Bell Museum. Great scenery as we drove to Pictou and stayed at the Braside Inn which was a old turn of the century building that has been renovated to a B&B. Great dinner in a formal dinning room that had elegance with its old wooden floors and large picture windows of the harbour. We had lunch at the Chatterbox Inn in Pugwash which has great historical interest. In 1955 Cyrus Eaton arranged to have the leading scientists of his time get together to discuss nuclear disarmament. This led to a series of conferences at Pugwash that laid the ground work for the current nuclear disarmament treaties. Back to Halifax for 3 nights before going to PEI. Bruce and I took the bikes into Halifax and rode all over Point Pleasant Park and surrounding area. They really have some steep hills. Lots of cruise ships including the Quee
n Elizabeth 2 today.
We left for Charlottetown on Sept 18 and booked the Bagnall's B&B for 3 nights which was right downtown next to the shellfish festival. Confederation Bridge is an amazing structure that was completed in 1997 at a cost of one billion dollars. It only cost is $41.50 to cross both ways and NO FERRY. You can only appreciate how great it is to avoid ferries if you live on Vancouver Island. The first night we ate at a neat restaurant called the WaterPrince. Bruce had Lobster and we all had seafood. Day 2 was a trip to Anne of Green Gables and a visit to the Shellfish Festival in the afternoon. Day 3 we went to St.Peter's Bay and Greenwich and on the way stopped at a Vodka distillery. They make it out of Blueberries or Potatoes. That evening we had a lobster dinner at the New Glasgow Lobster Supper. The restaurant has been in business for 50 years and can sit 500 people. Dinner was fish chowder, mussels- all you can eat, Lobster, and pie with ice cream. I had the 1.5 lb lobster and about 3 buckets of mussels. It was probably the BEST meal we have had since we left Comox. It is a MUST if you visit PEI. The B&B was made special by the owner Nora. She was a lovely lady who cooked great breakfasts and spent many hours educating us about PEI. Bruce and I did a great bike ride around the city and waterfront. Only 30,000 people live in Charlottetown and about 140,000 on the whole Island. It seemed that they all left while were there as the roads and beaches were deserted. Sunday we sadly left Nora and PEI which left with a magic experience that only PEI can do. We vowed to return and spend more time there. We went back across Confederation bridge and took the south shore of Nova Scotia to Truro and back to the Airport Hilton where B&J stayed before leaving this morning. What a great two weeks and it is had to believe it is the end of September. Where has the time gone? We are now busy planning our trip to Florida. We will meet up with Brad and Sheri Whitman. Brad was best man at my wedding and have known him since we were 3 years old. We will catch up with them on October 19 in Atlanta for a week of camping together before arriving in Florida November 1.
Today I am getting the oil changed and tires rotated before we hit the road tomorrow for St.John NB. Thanks again for all your E-mail. It is always great to get news from home.
PICTURES:
Western Pond Boat Tour Newfoundland
Codroy Valley Newfoundland
Louisbourg and Glace Bay Nova Scotia
Halifax
Peggy's Cove and Lunenberg
Cabot Trail
We left our RV park
ed at Woodhaven and did two trips ( 3 days each) with B&J staying at B&B's. The first 4 days B&J stayed in the B&B and we did day trips around that included a city tour of Halifax, Grafton Dinner Theater, and brewery tour of Alexander Keith's. Peggy's Cove and Lunenberg were spectacular as we had calm sunny weather. The horse drawn carriage ride through Lunenberg was a highlight that narrated the old buildings interesting history. On Sept 12 we headed for the Cabot Trail and made out first stop Glenora at the Glen Breton Distillery. Now many of you might think that the reason that we stopped here is that it is a single malt whiskey distillery. NOT SO !! They had some cottages on the side of a big hill over looking the valley. After drinking the bottle of Scotch ( only 250 ml) we went to the main lodge for a great supper and local music. The drive around the Cabot trail was misty and overcast but very beautiful. The second night was spent at Baddeck in the Inverary Inn with a tour of the Alexander Graham Bell Museum. Great scenery as we drove to Pictou and stayed at the Braside Inn which was a old turn of the century building that has been renovated to a B&B. Great dinner in a formal dinning room that had elegance with its old wooden floors and large picture windows of the harbour. We had lunch at the Chatterbox Inn in Pugwash which has great historical interest. In 1955 Cyrus Eaton arranged to have the leading scientists of his time get together to discuss nuclear disarmament. This led to a series of conferences at Pugwash that laid the ground work for the current nuclear disarmament treaties. Back to Halifax for 3 nights before going to PEI. Bruce and I took the bikes into Halifax and rode all over Point Pleasant Park and surrounding area. They really have some steep hills. Lots of cruise ships including the Quee
n Elizabeth 2 today.We left for Charlottetown on Sept 18 and booked the Bagnall's B&B for 3 nights which was right downtown next to the shellfish festival. Confederation Bridge is an amazing structure that was completed in 1997 at a cost of one billion dollars. It only cost is $41.50 to cross both ways and NO FERRY. You can only appreciate how great it is to avoid ferries if you live on Vancouver Island. The first night we ate at a neat restaurant called the WaterPrince. Bruce had Lobster and we all had seafood. Day 2 was a trip to Anne of Green Gables and a visit to the Shellfish Festival in the afternoon. Day 3 we went to St.Peter's Bay and Greenwich and on the way stopped at a Vodka distillery. They make it out of Blueberries or Potatoes. That evening we had a lobster dinner at the New Glasgow Lobster Supper. The restaurant has been in business for 50 years and can sit 500 people. Dinner was fish chowder, mussels- all you can eat, Lobster, and pie with ice cream. I had the 1.5 lb lobster and about 3 buckets of mussels. It was probably the BEST meal we have had since we left Comox. It is a MUST if you visit PEI. The B&B was made special by the owner Nora. She was a lovely lady who cooked great breakfasts and spent many hours educating us about PEI. Bruce and I did a great bike ride around the city and waterfront. Only 30,000 people live in Charlottetown and about 140,000 on the whole Island. It seemed that they all left while were there as the roads and beaches were deserted. Sunday we sadly left Nora and PEI which left with a magic experience that only PEI can do. We vowed to return and spend more time there. We went back across Confederation bridge and took the south shore of Nova Scotia to Truro and back to the Airport Hilton where B&J stayed before leaving this morning. What a great two weeks and it is had to believe it is the end of September. Where has the time gone? We are now busy planning our trip to Florida. We will meet up with Brad and Sheri Whitman. Brad was best man at my wedding and have known him since we were 3 years old. We will catch up with them on October 19 in Atlanta for a week of camping together before arriving in Florida November 1.
Today I am getting the oil changed and tires rotated before we hit the road tomorrow for St.John NB. Thanks again for all your E-mail. It is always great to get news from home.
PICTURES:
Western Pond Boat Tour Newfoundland
Codroy Valley Newfoundland
Louisbourg and Glace Bay Nova Scotia
Halifax
Peggy's Cove and Lunenberg
Cabot Trail
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