We are empty nesters and are planning a trip of 17 days. We are driving from MI, camping, etc. We were wondering if seeing NB, PEI, and then Nova Scotia is a good way to go, or if we should see NB, Nova Scotia including Cape Breton Island, (Cabot Trail), and then PEI, then home through NB? We are driving from MI through Canada which we believe is the quicker route, and then will go back through from NB to Ontario, to MI. Is 17 days too little time to see part of the coast from St. Andrews to Fundy National Park to Sackville over the Bridge to PEI, then by ferry to Nova Scotia?
Could anyone who has been there before give us some advice as to neat things to see-my husband and I love bird watching, hiking, biking. Due to two surgeries this past year canoeing or kayaking is out of the question.
Trip to New Brunswick, PEI, and Nova Scotia
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By my estimate you will spend about 7 days just traveling from Michigan to Beddeck, NS, which is at the Cabot Trail and return to MI. That would give you ten days for the touring - a bit brief but you can have a great time. Some people prefer going to PEI on the ferry and departing on the bridge as the bridge is a bit less expensive, and you only pay when departing the island. This is of greater concern if you're camping in a large unit.
PEI has numerous provincial beaches, some with campgrounds. These are great for walking. PEI also offers biking along Confederation Trail, an abandoned rail right of way. This generally travels thru wooded areas, except in the St. Peters area. We never tire of walking out on the piers and chatting with the fishermen.
You might be interested in viewing www.drivecrosscountry.net/RouteM1 for an overview of numerous points of general interest in the Maritimes.
BTW we have been to a number of provincial campgrounds in the Maritimes and consider they all meet satisfactory standards of cleanliness. Generally reservations are not required - and when we've been turned away from a crowded one we've quickly found another.