We are planning a trip to New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and PEI. We have about a week and will be staying the first night in St. Johns, and the next few nights in Halifax. We are traveling with friends but the last two nights will be just my husband and me. So....any itinerary recommendations and places to stay our last two nights. We thought we could drive the morning of July 2nd to PEI (too far from Halifax??) and stay there on the 2nd and third (possibly a cute B & B). We fly back to California on the 4th from New Brunswick. We all like good food, hiking, shopping, etc. Any recommendations for restaurants or special places would be great!!! Thanks, Sandy

Hi,

I have written plenty on this forum about the Atlantic Provinces of Canada. Click on my name for lots of reading.

As we don't know what path your friends will have taken you on, we don't know enough to suggest a nice complement to what you'll have already seen. (I just read on another post that Halifax to Charlottetown was 3.5 hours driving)

If you're hitting St. Johns on the way in and then Halifax, one only hopes your friends will guide you toward "Hopewell Cape" on your inbound-to-Halifax path.

If they don't get you there... (ideally at low tide for sure, and in a perfect world you see it later at high tide to get the full effect) then that is a spot to shoot for when on your own those last two days.

I know that you have plenty of water and ocean in much of California, but there aren't tides anywhere that match the Bay of Fundy, so if you don't get to see much of the natural wonders when with your friends, then make up for it when by yourselves. (many of the rivers in the area turn around and run UP-stream when the tide rolls in!)

Anyway, click on my name and keep reading the Nova Scotia/PEI threads.

Could I guess your first night is in Saint John, New Brunswick, or are you really arriving in Newfoundland?

Jerry

First night in Saint John'sm NB is correct (I understand now the difference between ST. John's and Saint John). Having just started my research, I am suggesting to the group that we go to Fundy National Park and Hopewell Cape via Nova Scotia. I have also looked into the Inn at Bay Fortune at PEI which I have heard is lovely and we can stay there for 2 nights. Any other suggestions for places to stay in PEI or would that be a good one

Thanks,

Sandy

Hi, The Inn at Bay Fortune has a well deserved reputation but my one caveat with it is it's location. There are nice beaches nearby such as Red Point but you really should take a day drive along the North Shore National Park one day maybe stopping for a meal at Dalvay House (in the park) or New Glasgow's famous Lobster Supper (not in the park). Charlottetown is really quaint and pretty. The Gahan House or The Merchantman are both very 'maritime' authentic pubs in the downtown/harbour area.

I would avoid St. John. It's an industrial city. Think Pulp and Paper mill.

It's a 5hr drive from St. John to Halifax. If you can, try getting to the Moncton area instead. (unless there is a good reason to see St. John)

When staying in Halifax, try to go out for a day trip to Peggy's cove. It's soooo beautiful. Not to be missed.
http://peggys-cove.com/photos.html

We are in Parlee Beach (Shediac NB) and the beach here is great Also St. Andrews NB is gorgeous. I like Cavendish PEI and Mahone Bay NS as well as Lunenburg NS.

I hope this helped a bit.

Don't discount Saint John with a great boardwalk and fine restaurants in the downtown core area.

The coastal trail from Saint John into Moncton via Hopewell Rocks is worth the drive. The Fundy National Park is breathtaking. Just outside of Saint John is a little spot called St. Martins - some great photo ops.

You have two options when travelling to PEI from Halifax - use the ferry or bridge. I would suggest the ferry and travel across PEI and take the Confederation Bridge off the Island. Before you head on the ferry, check out the picturesque town of Pictou. Drop into Carver's for a cold brew or good cup of coffee! Or spend a night in one of the many B&B's located there.

in my opinion, you are trying to cover too large of an area for only one week. as mentioned before, i too would skip saint john's unless you have a reason to be there. i'd drive through and stay arond alma (fundy national park) or moncton. for the last two nights, i'd stay around mahone/lunenburg or go to the digby neck area. anapolis royal was a nice town too. unless you want to spend most of your time in the car, i'd skip pei.

Wake up people.

Can you say "history" ?

History? I'm lost? Could you elaborate Northwast guy?
I'd definately NOT skip PEI, its a must see. I AM biased as a PEI'er living in Montreal.

July 2, 2006 (your update)

What am I missing? Perhaps I need a cuppa coffee, but I don't get it!! LOL ?

When a person posts on "June 19, 2006" and speaks of planning a trip ongoing as of "July 2 and July 4", with no year specified, it is quite unlikely that suggestions made in January of 2007 will help that person at all !!!

The rest of us responded ON June 19, 2006 for a reason.

LOL

Ha! Thats too funny, never even thought to look at the date!

Geeshhhh...

Can't get over the fact that there have been this many posts trying to point out that the original post was old.

I don't always look at the first post to see when it was posted either but this is a tad overkill. Maybe someone else who uses the search will find the information provided as helpful.

but I guess that is not as important as pointing out someone's mistake...

Northwests post pointing out the old post was correct, your post is rude.

I'm sorry but I am not trying to come off as rude.

I could just not understand why he/she chose to say

"Wake up people.

Can you say "history" ?"

instead of just stating that the Post is old and the OP would have already taken the trip.

Sorry if I came off as rude. I am truely sorry.

Overkill? My first two posts after the original posting date had twelve words max combined. How is that overkill?

And if people wittingly wished to provide no more than "helpful information" they would do so without a reference to "you" (as in "you this..." "you that&quot regarding the original poster.

The reason this post pops up for me, is that I clicked on my name to see posts to which I contributed at any time (even if it was June of last year), but why does it seem so important to everyone else?

And as to the he/she part... is there any (additional) way that I can help to reduce your confusion?

The bottom line is, nobody can get anything out of any of these posts without reading them.