Peggy’s Cove We got up early one morning to drive to Peggy’s Cove and it was cold, rainy, and foggy. It seemed the perfect mood for visiting a lighthouse. Along the way the fog would clear up and then it would get foggy again, things would appear and then they
Continue readingGraves Island Provincial Park – Chester, Nova Scotia
Welcome to Graves Island. Yes, this campground is on an island but it is a short drive to get over to the island on a narrow causeway. The island is just over 100 acres and has a nice trail which goes around a good part of the island. The
Continue readingKejimkujik National Park – Nova Scotia
First thing everyone asks is “How do you pronounce that park’s name?”. Phoenitically it is: ked-juh-muh-KOO-jik The drive to the park was about 40 minutes south of Annapolis Royal through the beautiful countryside and forested areas with no one around. It was fabulous. There is a visitor’s center with
Continue readingAnnapolis Royal, Nova Scotia – Out and About
Annapolis Royal Annapolis Royal is a wonderful waterfront community on the western side of the beautiful Annapolis Valley in Nova Scotia and is referred to as the “Cradle of our Nation”. It was once the capital of Nova Scotia and is steeped in history with a number of tourist attractions
Continue readingCove Oceanfront Campground – Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
The Cove Oceanfront Campground sits on the Bay of Fundy just north of Annapolis Royal in the beautiful Annapolis Valley. It is a convenient, peaceful location with easy access to Annapolis Royal (about 10 minutes) and its tourist attractions and restaurants and shopping. Campground: Cove Oceanfront Campground Location:
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Halifax Citadel The Citadel sits atop Citadel Hill and has played a major role in the history of Halifax. It is a now a national historic site and can be visited and toured to really see how this fortress protected and defended a major harbour. It still shoots a cannon
Continue readingWoodhaven Park Campground – Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia
We departed Fundy National Park and drove north through Moncton, New Brunswick around the Petitcodiac River in the Bay of Fundy and on to Nova Scotia. While in downtown Moncton we narrowly escaped a 3 meter (9.8 feet) underpass. We have 3 GPS units, a Garmin which sits on the
Continue readingFundy National Park – New Brunswick
Welcome to New Brunswick! Alas, we made it. We entered New Brunswick from near Calais, Maine and crossed the border in minutes. Suddenly, we went from terrible roads in Maine to a nice smooth 4 lane highway. It was heaven! We fueled up easily at one of the many petrol
Continue readingLubec, Maine – Out and About
One of the reasons for staying at Cobscook Bay State Park was not only because it had great reviews but because it was on our way to the Maritimes and Newfoundland, it provided easy access to Lubec, Maine, the eastern most town in the USA, easy access to the the
Continue readingCobscook Bay State Park – Dennysville, Maine
Hands down, one of the greatest campgrounds we have been to! Read more below! We left Acadia National Park and continued northeast on Highway 1 to Cobscook Bay near Lubec, Maine which is the most easterly point in the USA. Along the way we drove through the clouds, through empty
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