Nova Scotia travel hints/info
06-11-2009, 08:36 PM
#22
Originally Posted by RC - Ryder,Jun 12 2009, 12:00 AM
Does one dare go there in Aug/Sep without overnight reservations?
It sounds like Lainey is planning to make reservations....although that removes your flexibility and may result in paying more $$$. Another point to Lainey: Do a mapquest or whatever to check the mileages that you plan to
each day. Once you leave I-95 at Bangor, you will be on some pretty but SLOOOOOOOOOW roads. [We did a fly-drive to Halifax, so we didn't have to deal with the drive "to get there" but Gene can advise on the realtime distances....for better or worse.]
06-12-2009, 01:32 AM
#23
Registered User
Originally Posted by RC - Ryder,Jun 12 2009, 12:00 AM
Does one dare go there in Aug/Sep without overnight reservations?
06-12-2009, 01:58 AM
#25
Registered User
Oh one more tidbit, here is a review of the cooking book linked above
"There's no better way to experience fine hospitality than by visiting a country inn. If you're a guest at Saint John's Inn on the Cove, you can also treat yourself to beautifully prepared meals. In Tide's Table, innkeepers Ross and Willa Mavis have created the ultimate Maritime cookbook, updating traditional Maritime recipes and adding hundreds of new ones. An ideal companion from morning until night, Tide's Table reflects the Mavises' relaxed sense of hospitality. Included in the book are recipes for everything from simple entres to holiday fare, including a traditional plum pudding that even Martha Stewart would admire. Willa, the "Queen of Condiments" according to CBC Radio's Vicki Gabereau, leads readers through the preparation of pickles and relishes. A new version of chow chow, a spicy chili sauce, a chutney that combines apples with rhubarb -- nothing misses her unique sense of colour and flavour. Meanwhile, Ross demonstrates how to prepare savoury treats such as Creamy Fiddlehead Soup, Lover's Chicken (a Valentine's Day creation) and Maple Barbecued Salmon. Featuring more than 200 recipes and dozens of special tips as well as metric and imperial measurements, Tide's Table is an indispensable guide to contemporary Maritime cuisine.
About the Author
In addition to being innkeepers extraordinaire, Ross and Willa Mavis host Tide's Table, a Maritime cooking show broadcast throughout eastern Canada and northern New England on community cable and PBS. Ross Mavis is also a regular food columnist in The New Brunswick Reader."
"There's no better way to experience fine hospitality than by visiting a country inn. If you're a guest at Saint John's Inn on the Cove, you can also treat yourself to beautifully prepared meals. In Tide's Table, innkeepers Ross and Willa Mavis have created the ultimate Maritime cookbook, updating traditional Maritime recipes and adding hundreds of new ones. An ideal companion from morning until night, Tide's Table reflects the Mavises' relaxed sense of hospitality. Included in the book are recipes for everything from simple entres to holiday fare, including a traditional plum pudding that even Martha Stewart would admire. Willa, the "Queen of Condiments" according to CBC Radio's Vicki Gabereau, leads readers through the preparation of pickles and relishes. A new version of chow chow, a spicy chili sauce, a chutney that combines apples with rhubarb -- nothing misses her unique sense of colour and flavour. Meanwhile, Ross demonstrates how to prepare savoury treats such as Creamy Fiddlehead Soup, Lover's Chicken (a Valentine's Day creation) and Maple Barbecued Salmon. Featuring more than 200 recipes and dozens of special tips as well as metric and imperial measurements, Tide's Table is an indispensable guide to contemporary Maritime cuisine.
About the Author
In addition to being innkeepers extraordinaire, Ross and Willa Mavis host Tide's Table, a Maritime cooking show broadcast throughout eastern Canada and northern New England on community cable and PBS. Ross Mavis is also a regular food columnist in The New Brunswick Reader."
06-12-2009, 04:38 AM
#26
Thread Starter
Thanks for the tips folks. As of now we will break up the driving and head to Maine on Friday night, staying in Moncton on Saturday. Hope to see Hopewell Rocks on Sunday, and whatever interests us before heading to Baddeck area at the beginning of the trail on Sunday night. Monday AM we'll kick around that area and head up the Cabot Trail from there. Monday and Tuesday we'll stay at the little cottages and then we are still deciding about the rest. Louisbourg is on the do to list as is the lake area near Baddeck and a boat ride is often a nice way to spend some time. Obviously, plans are subject to the weather.
We've never traveled without reservations, but we may leave a couple nights open to chance.....
We've never traveled without reservations, but we may leave a couple nights open to chance.....
06-12-2009, 05:04 AM
#28
Thread Starter
Originally Posted by jukngene,Jun 12 2009, 08:58 AM
^^^Well, you've certainly been given enough options! (and free travel advice) Hope you have a great trip...I'm sure you will. 
06-12-2009, 07:09 AM
#29
Originally Posted by zzziippyyy,Jun 12 2009, 05:53 AM
Once you get off of i-95 you hit the airline road all the way to the border. IMHO its not slow. the first 20 miles may be avg speed but its gets very remote and deserted after that until you come to the border. You can fly thats why its called the airline road 
It's a long time since we drove the 'connecting' roads in Maine....
06-12-2009, 07:26 AM
#30
[QUOTE=Lainey,Jun 12 2009, 08:38 AM] ....then we are still deciding about the rest. Louisbourg is on the do to list as is the lake area near Baddeck and a boat ride is often a nice way to