Date:         Tue, 13 Jun 2000 01:01:47 -0400
Reply-To:     Katherine Maas <kathmaas@NORTELNETWORKS.COM>
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From:         Katherine Maas <kathmaas@NORTELNETWORKS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Trip to Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island,
              New Brunswick and Newfoundland
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Wow, lucky you!  I camped in many of the maritime provinces when I lived in
the East, and I hope to make the rounds again some time in the next few
years, because I haven't seen nearly everything in the Maritimes yet.  My
don't miss list:

Nova Scotia: Take The Cabot Trail right around Cape Breton Island,
incredibly wild and beautiful.  Visit Alexander Graham Bell museum at
Baddeck.
Fortress Louisbourg is a beautifully restored French fort and town from the
1700s, with many working industries of the time, costumed guides who take
the identify of the people of the time, including restaurants which serve
the food of the time, at several levels (poor people, middle class, very
rich).  An amazing place.  Halifax, a city of grace and much history.

Prince Edward Island:  The red sand beaches of the North Shore and the white
sand beaches of Cavendish.  Towns not to miss: Summerside, Charlottetown.
Eat a lobster dinner at a local church -- they are often served weekly
during the season, and it's the best way to experience lobster with all the
trimmings in PEI.  These are strictly social affairs, no religion pushed on
you.  They are done as fund raisers and many tourists enjoy them.

Newfoundland:  Terra Nova National Park, Gros Morne National Park
(spectacular mountains, ocean, and great hiking), L'Anse aux Meadows (only
authenticated Viking settlement in North America, restored sod homes, great
interpretive center).  St. John's is a great place to spend Canada Day, July
1.  You can get up and watch the sun rise over the most easterly point in
Canada, Cape Spear, which is also the oldest lighthouse in Newfoundland.  To
get to Newfoundland, I recommend the overnight ferry to Argentia -- it's an
18-hour trip over open Atlantic, cabins available, though many people opt to
forego this luxury and sit up throughout the trip.

New Brunswick:  Bay of Fundy -- highest tides in the world.  Visit Franklin
Roosevelt summer home on Campobello Island.  Beautiful old capital
Fredericton -- very walkable.

Enjoy!

Kath, Rob & Vanita (87 Westy)
North Vancouver, BC

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