My sixteen year old Daughter and I are leaving Ontario, Canada and driving east to Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland (in that order) and then back to Ontario. We are leaving July 10th. Does anyone have any suggestions on what to see or do? I want to ensure my Daughter has a great trip.
Sounds like a great trip, but be sure you have enough time. IMHO you need a minimum of three weeks just in Newfoundland. Trip you outlined looks like two months or more to me.
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Bigfootchevy wrote: My sixteen year old Daughter and I are leaving Ontario, Canada and driving east to Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland (in that order) and then back to Ontario. We are leaving July 10th. Does anyone have any suggestions on what to see or do? I want to ensure my Daughter has a great trip.
Paul
I commend you Paul for wanting your Daughter have a great trip. I never got up that way where you are going. I stopped around the St. Regis area and then made my trip back. I’m sure that there are others here that have made that trip. I would suggest that you take your time in going so you can see as much as possible. You don’t want to be in such a hurry that you miss anything! Take along plans of certain routes that you are going on and leave a copy with friends just in case anything goes wrong. Make sure you pack extra blankets and coats in case it gets chilly or you find yourself in inclement weather. Take with you extra cell phone batteries in case yours goes dead or have a charger with you. Keep in contact. And take lots of photo’s for everybody ( your relatives and this site) to look at. One day your Daughter will look back at all of this and thank you for all that you have done to make it special for her and yourself too!
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Hi Paul i did that trip last year but crossed over a Buffalo,through New York,Vermont,New Hampsire,Maine,New Brunswick,Nova Scotia and around the Gaspe bay to Quebec and back home,I here that Newfoundland is a trip of i't own,with the cost of the Ferries people that have gone say three weeks for Newfoundland
and then into New Brunswick at Grand Falls headind north to Campbellton in the far north.
from there we completely circled Prince Edward Island, then the must see Cape Breton Island, with its Cabot Trail, and many other fantastic things to do (a destination in itself).
We then followed the coastline all the way to the southern tip of NS and around to the Grundy Ferry....
Back accross a different part of NB and Maine.
It's all detailed in the trip report... she might get some ideas by skimming through it.
Today we are in Quebec. Lots to see and do here, although I would plan on dieting later. Last summer we did Newfoundland and Labrador. We spent 30 days in Newfoundland and we could have spent longer. We've been all over Nova Scotia and Cape Breton. Halifax, Peggy's cove area is a must see. I would then swing dow to Yarmouth and go back up the inside. On Cape Breton I would stay in Baddeck and go around the Cabot Trail.
If you wanted to cut the Newfoundland leg short you could take the Ferry to Port Aux Basque then see Gros Morne and on up to Saint Anthony. Heading east in Newfoundland there's so much to see and do but it takes time. I hope you like Cod!
Paul , all of those Provinces have excellent tourist information packets with maps they will send you free , well worth getting.Don't sweat trying to see it all , I'm betting you'll be back. Have a great trip.
- Have you called the tourism site for each province you will enter. Remember, google.ca. http://www.google.ca/ So, that you get the Canadian sites. Calling gets you extra pamphlets on your interests. Always get a provincial map. They have features commercial maps don't have.
- I lived in Newfoundland for 24.5 years.
So, New Brunswick suggestions:
- Acadien Historical Village, Hartland longest covered bridge, Kings Landing, Grand Manan Island, Campobello Island. Fundy, Hopewell Rocks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6zoXjHNCi0 Saint John City Market.....
Nova Scotia
- Tidal Bore, 5 Islands Provincial Park, boats for whale watching, Historic Halifax, Bluenose 2nd vessel now under reconstruction, Fortress Louisbourg, Meat Cove. & remember Cape Breton Highlands National Park was set up when they bought residents out. Thus, hiking is there but not direct local input. Highlands Barra MacNeils siblings: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOyJVIIhw2I
Newfoundland,
- Gros Morne National Park. Recently developed. Lots of settlement still there and items locally staffed. Historic theatre, Great Northern Peninsula with St. Anthony, L'Anse aux Meadows World Heritage Viking Site, Norsted Viking Village, Burgeo especially canoeing among islands, Trinity Pageant, Cape St. Marys Bird Sanctuary, boats for whale watching, bird watching, St. John's ........ lots of boondocking. Canada's camping song Buddy Wasisname: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9OommJlrPY
Prince Edward Island
- Historic Charlottetown, Charlottetown Farmer's Market, esp. Saturday Morning, beaches, bicycling, historic Villages, coastal seafood dining, New Glasgow Lobster Suppers, ceidilhs, Buffaloland Provincial Park. Provincial Maps have interesting icons showing places to explore. Very little crown land, thus, hard to boondock. Concerts Catherine MacLellan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BTLXMequgE
Lots of entertainment for audiences from 80,000 to 50.
Remember the visit of the Royals in July has sparked increased interest in Atlantic Canada.
P.S. Check section for RVing in Canada and Alaska for many more threads on all of these provinces.
Little Kopit is the champ for Newfoundland travel info! I've traveled east/west north/south across Newfoundland, and have taken 2 Island departure locales from aboard large ships during summer and late summer (early fall), and found the fall crossings to be fairly rough seas (I like hellacious ocean storms, but many don't). Newfoundland would eat up at least 10 days to 2-weeks; I just can't see anyone taking less than that to even cursorily get to and from the Island and actually see anything-- unless you're driving an Aston Martin Virage, or some-such.
As far as the East:
Sleepy's route was IMO the absolute best crossing Quebec, through Maritimes and into Maine. One word of caution in Quebec: avoid Montreal and 30-kilometer radius like the plague. Every, and I mean EVERY bridge onto the Island is under heavy construction, or partially closed. And the city itself is undergoing massive roads reconstruction. The roads are hellacious 24/7 in and out of Montreal, till at least October. Find a route way around that mess.
Have fun,
Silver-
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If you are interested in history Fort Louisbourg and Port Royal, Both National Historic Sites, as well as the town of Annapolis Royal are wonderful. All are in Nova Scotia.
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