Monday, July 13, 2009 – Day 39

Due to our last experience having to scramble for some $30 bunks, we changed our night trip on the ferry back to Nova Scotia to a day crossing with Marine Atlantic. While this did provide for a scenic day trip, it did cut into the precious sightseeing time that was very limited.

When traveling on a tight time line the night crossings are best but one must plan ahead to reserve a cabin or bunk to sleep for the night on the ship as all access to vehicles is cut off after the ship departs.
On the ship there was live entertainment in the bar, plenty of food options (although the cafeteria periodically...

Monday, July 6, 2009 – Day 32

Nova Scotia greets you with Highway tolls. As we drove from Moncton to Halifax we were greeted with the traditional provincial welcome sign.

Of course we had to stop for a photograph by the billboard and inland lighthouse that greeted us. The next greeting came an hour or so later when we saw a sign saying, “Highway Toll Ahead”. Yes, the main route to Halifax had a $5.25 (for motorhomes) highway toll. Nova Scotia greets visitors with Highway Tolls. There were no visible alternate roads for us to take so we were kind of stuck. Unfortunately only cash is accepted so we had to raid our kids'...