Canadian Maritimes

[CJBill]

We've never been there what can you tell me? In particular my dear wife and DK9 both have trouble with the heat so in July or August do we need the AC or can we do with out it? Is it crowded? Do we need reservations? If we can't make it in the summer is September nice? Anything or any place we should not miss?

I'm full of questions and thankful for any info.

[wilber1]

Little Kopit wrote:

wilber1 wrote:

Chuck&Gail wrote:
We've RV'd for lots of years, and over 200,000 miles. Our most favorite (BOTH of us) was Newfoundland. I do not think you ever need the A/C there. Best to plan to be there a month, it is a BIG island, with lots to see and do.

More likely the furnace and an umbrella but it was our favourite as well.

Lord Help you, it can go to 30 or above in Centigrade. & when it stayed above 21 upstairs at night I would go to my basement. I miss that option, my basement where I am now wouldn't be suited. Just take a sweater, a rain jacket and a baseball cap. Summers are as likely to be dry as to be wet - per my 24.5 years of residency there.

:C

Not when we were there but it was no worse than the wet coast in June except for one thing. When we left the Avalon, visibility was less than a hundred yards with a stiff crosswind blowing across the highway. Got to love the Maritimes. Visibility zero in blowing fog.

Wish we could have stayed much longer but we had a long drive home.

[Little_Kopit]

I think to have a pet in the passenger area, the pet would have to have seeing eye dog, or other people safety assistance registration.

& I would expect the ferries to explain it all in terms of boating safety procedures.

The older ferries had a kennel option, one which I tried once and found my dogs didn't like at all in comparison to remaining in their usual travel options. They much preferred to stay in a place they knew well.

I also found that crew paid attention to pets, whether you told them about your pets or not. I got quite used to coming down to my rig at the end of the trio and being told what great dogs I have.

🙂

[CJBill]

Well, no ferry for us if DW can't be with DK9 the whole time.

Thanks for the info.

[Little_Kopit]

wilber1 wrote:

Chuck&Gail wrote:
We've RV'd for lots of years, and over 200,000 miles. Our most favorite (BOTH of us) was Newfoundland. I do not think you ever need the A/C there. Best to plan to be there a month, it is a BIG island, with lots to see and do.

More likely the furnace and an umbrella but it was our favourite as well.

Lord Help you, it can go to 30 or above in Centigrade. & when it stayed above 21 upstairs at night I would go to my basement. I miss that option, my basement where I am now wouldn't be suited. Just take a sweater, a rain jacket and a baseball cap. Summers are as likely to be dry as to be wet - per my 24.5 years of residency there.

:C

[wilber1]

Chuck&Gail wrote:
We've RV'd for lots of years, and over 200,000 miles. Our most favorite (BOTH of us) was Newfoundland. I do not think you ever need the A/C there. Best to plan to be there a month, it is a BIG island, with lots to see and do.

More likely the furnace and an umbrella but it was our favourite as well.

[wilber1]

CJBill wrote:
Thanks for the info guys. Does anyone know how pets are handled on the ferry to Newfoundland? I checked the web sight but didn't find anything. We would not want to leave our Shih Tsu in the van alone for the trip.

When we took the ferry to Port aux Basques a few years ago, animals had to stay in the vehicle. At around the mid point, a purser took anyone who wanted to check on them to the car deck for about 20 minutes. Our lab was always quite content to be left in the truck but hated being alone in the fifth wheel for some reason.

Pet Policy

[CJBill]

Thanks for the info guys. Does anyone know how pets are handled on the ferry to Newfoundland? I checked the web sight but didn't find anything. We would not want to leave our Shih Tsu in the van alone for the trip.

[tarnold]

I know your talking about a few weeks away, but it got down to 37 degrees waiting on the ferry at St. Barbe two days ago.

[Little_Kopit]

THE Maritimes is 3 provinces: NB, NS, & PEI.

Atlantic Canada includes Newfoundland and Labrador. So, if you go to NL, best you know this. Newfoundlanders, especially care about this. & that you say Newfunland, which rhymes with understand.

You need a minimum of 3 weeks for Newfoundland and that is just a teaser. Gros Morne National Park, The Northern Peninsula including world heritage site L'Anse aux Meadows, Trinity Pageant, St. John's, St. Mary's Bird Sanctuary for a few. They who live in Port aux Basques, where you land, say it is a 12 hour drive to St. John's.

Nova Scotia has many pretty places too. IMHO, Cape Breton Highlands National Park's Cabot Trail is nothing in comparison to Gros Morne. The reconstructed fortress at Louisbourg is essential. It's living history. Historic Halifax. Bluenose II, which is being restored again. Bay of Fundy.

New Brunswick. I disagree re. Kouchibouguac. In getting too crowded it's deteriorated. Many other good things. Acadian Historic Village is also living history, tidal bore, Fundy National Park, offshore islands - Grand Manan, Deer Island, Campobello Island. Saint John City Market. Hartland covered bridge.

Prince Edward Island. Historic Charlottetown. Orwell Corner Historic Village, living history including livestock with their babies for kids of all ages, Charlottetown Farmer's Market (esp. Saturdays), New Glasgow Lobster Supper - dare I say Anne, and beaches. If you do Anne, don't ask where's she buried. Given that's she's fiction, that drives the staff nuts.

August is hottest, temps stay up over 21'C at night. AC if you have problems with that.


:B

[Chuck_Gail]

We've RV'd for lots of years, and over 200,000 miles. Our most favorite (BOTH of us) was Newfoundland. I do not think you ever need the A/C there. Best to plan to be there a month, it is a BIG island, with lots to see and do.

[Crowe]

I've visited all of the Maritimes except Labrador, with many trips to New Brunswick, with most trips during July and August. Weather is usually on the cool side and often wet, depending on where you are. We have also has some amazingly beautiful weather-80s and dry. September can start to turn cool so if you don't like the heat, it's a great time to go. Climate is very similar to New England, as are the crowd patterns. Some campgrounds close as early as Labor Day weekend (or at least used to) but many are open until their Thanksgiving, which is our Columbus Day.

Places to go: Fundy National Park and Kouchibouguac NP in New Brunswick. Kouchibouguac is better in the summer as it has nice beaches. The Cabot Trail along Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia is beautiful. Check out the Alexander Graham Bell museum in Baddock and gaze over the Bras d'Or Lakes. PEI has some of the most gorgeous beaches anywhere, Anne of Green Gables, and be sure to visit Charlottetown. Also, if you like Celtic music, a visit to the College of Piping and Celtic Performing Arts in Summerside. The two big National Parks in Newfoundland, Terra Nova and Gros Morne, offer some fantastic opportunities for hiking, biking, canoeing, kayaking, scenery, and wildlife. It's a bit of a hike and expense getting over there due to the ferry, but worth it.

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