Maritime Provinces, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scocia

Oct. 3

Left Quebec area and followed the St. Lawrence River.  Beautiful scenery along the road with the changing leaf colors.  Turned South at Riviere du Loup towards New Brunswick.  The road follows the boarder of Maine for quite aways.  We also entered the Atlantic Time Zone.  That puts us 4 hours ahead of Colfax.  Camped for only night close to the town of Frederietion which is the capital of New Brunswick.




Tree covered hills on the way to New Brunswick



Oct. 4

Today we moved to the East Coast of New Brunswick to the town of Shediac.  Our campground in right on the Northumberland Strait.  Prince Edward Island is on the other side of this strait.  Shediac claim to be the lobster capital of the world.  The lobster season here is one more week.  We drove North on the Acadian Coastal Drive which follows the shore line.  A moose crossed the road about a block in front of us.  There are moose warning signs along most roads.  We stopped at Kouchibouguac National Park and the lady at the visitors center told us about maybe buying live lobster right off the boat.  We drove up the road to Loggiecroft where the fishermen were unloading lobster and bought 4 lobster for $20.  Went back to the motor home and boiled the lobster.





cooking lobster



Dick putting the BIG one in!



Oct. 5

Got an early start today and drove to Prince Edward Island in the Jeep.  We crossed the 7.8 mile Confederation Bridge to the island.  This bridge was built only 13 years ago and it costs $42.50 for a car to cross.  It is quite spectacular to see.  It's high so the large ships can pass under.  Before the bridge, the only way for cars to get to the island was by ferry.  We chose to do the Central Coastal Drive which is about 150 miles around.  Potatoes were being harvested out of the red colored soil.  We also saw cattle, corn and hay fields but potatoes seem to be the main crop.  The road took us through small towns and along the water.  We stopped at Prince Edward Island National Park along the Northern shore.  It was too cold and windy to walk on the red sandy beach or put our feet in the Atlantic Ocean.  We ate good fish and ships in the capital city of Charlottetown.  When we got back to the MH we had 4 lobster to clean.  We had lobster rolls for dinner which are served in many restaurants.  I found the recipe on the Internet.  Here is the recipe for Lobster Rolls.
4 cups lobster meat, rough chopped
1 cup mayonnaise
2 ribs celery, chopped small
1 bunch green onion, thinly sliced
2 T Dijon mustard
juice from 1 lemon
1 T flat leaf parsley, finely chopped
2 T basil, chopped
2 T basil, chopped
1 teas. salt
1/2 teas. black pepper
Toast rolls and fill with lobster mixture and top with shredded lettuce.
They were great and Dick said mine were better than he had had in a restaurant.





Bridge to PEI



Oct. 6

Today we moved down to Nova Scotia.  Stopped at a visitors center for maps and information.  We each bought Nova Scotia T-shirts and real maple syrup.  We crossed the Canco Causeway to Cape Breton Island.  Our campground is near the town of Baddeck which sits along the St. Patricks Channel.  Large cruse ships dock there and there are many hotels around.  For dinner we had waffles and sausage with real maple syrup we had bought earlier in the day. 

Oct. 7

Heavy rain and wind today so we changed our plans and decided to drive to the town of Sydney.  We took a loop drive along the coast to Glace Bay.  This is the furthest East we will get on land.  We had fish and chips for lunch in a little town along the way.  Nova Scotia is covered with a dense growth of  hardwood trees that cover the land everywhere you look.  The trees also line the highways and there are rolling hills which make the landscape interesting.  We saw very little farm land in Nova Scotia.  It is a beautiful Province with the miles of shoreline.  Tonight we finished the lobster with lobster rolls again, delicious!!

Oct. 8

The weather is better today but still some rain and wind with moments of sunshine.  Today we are taking the Cabot Trail.  It is said to be the most scenic drive in Canada.  It's a loop road that winds for 185 miles through the beautiful highlands and plateaus of Cape Breton.  Sometimes the road took us right along the Atlantic.  The strong wind caused white caps and crashing surf into the rocky cliffs.
The area has a strong Scottish heritage and called New Scotland, as many immigrants settled here between the 1780s and 1820s.  

Tomorrow we move to the West side of Nova Scotia and staying for 3 days.  It's Thanksgiving weekend in Canada.  Definitely Happy Travels, Barb




Along the Cabot Trail with rainbow in sky.