Tuesday July 19, 2011
To Ballantynes Cove, Nova Scotia
After Newfoundland we drove the Cabot Trail on Cape Breton. North East Nova Scotia was amazing. Now it's head to PEI - Prince Edward Island.
Driving on the back roads of Nova Scotia, Hwy 4 and occasionally jumping back on TCH- Trans Canada Hwy 104... this Northumberland shore drive is through the heart of Nova Scotia Acadia. The countryside and farms look quaint and beautiful . A very nice drive to Antigonish, NS.
After Antigonish, it's on to Pictou ( Pick - 2 ) for a couple days, then catch the ferry to PEI - Prince Edward Island. There's only 2 ways onto PEI; Confederation Bridge-- the 14km bridge to New Brunswick on the central- west end of PEI... or the eastern end access-- the ferry at Pictou.
So we head for Pictou via New Glasgow, NS on the back roads, heading north on Hwy 337 with St. Georges Bay on our Right / East. At times we drove through fog coming in off the bay.
And we come to Ballantynes Cove. Really neat!
The Northern point is Cape Georges Point... there's a lighthouse there. We'll find it.
The Acadian coast has some fantastic farms and dairies. Most of the road signs of the towns are in English and Gaelic.. I think.... it's not in French?
At Ballantynes Cove it's hot now. Summer hot - sweating. It's a pictureseque fishing village / docks. Lobster season here must be over as so many are stacked / stored on the docks / piers.
MARNE 30 #191
Tuesday July 19, 2011
To Ballantynes Cove, Nova Scotia
After Newfoundland we drove the Cabot Trail on Cape Breton. North East Nova Scotia was amazing. Now it's head to PEI - Prince Edward Island.
Driving on the back roads of Nova Scotia, Hwy 4 and occasionally jumping back on TCH- Trans Canada Hwy 104... this Northumberland shore drive is through the heart of Nova Scotia Acadia. The countryside and farms look quaint and beautiful . A very nice drive to Antigonish, NS.
After Antigonish, it's on to Pictou ( Pick - 2 ) for a couple days, then catch the ferry to PEI - Prince Edward Island. There's only 2 ways onto PEI; Confederation Bridge-- the 14km bridge to New Brunswick on the central- west end of PEI... or the eastern end access-- the ferry at Pictou.
So we head for Pictou via New Glasgow, NS on the back roads, heading north on Hwy 337 with St. Georges Bay on our Right / East. At times we drove through fog coming in off the bay.
And we come to Ballantynes Cove. Really neat!
The Northern point is Cape Georges Point... there's a lighthouse there. We'll find it.
The Acadian coast has some fantastic farms and dairies. Most of the road signs of the towns are in English and Gaelic.. I think.... it's not in French?
At Ballantynes Cove it's hot now. Summer hot - sweating. It's a pictureseque fishing village / docks. Lobster season here must be over as so many are stacked / stored on the docks / piers.
