From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!eagle!mhtsa!alice!npoiv!npois!houxm!houxi!hou5d!hogpc!hogpd!3215cdp Newsgroups: net.travel Title: Re: Nova Scotia, PEI vacation Article-I.D.: hogpd.30 Posted: Wed Apr 13 08:49:44 1983 Received: Fri Apr 15 08:33:41 1983 References: mhuxt.109 rocheste.1212 the ferry from Portland, Me. to Yarmouth, N.S. is an overnight trip (leaves ~9 pm & arrives ~8 am) that covers 200 miles between the two cities. Going by land to Nova Scotia from Portland is about a 500 mile drive. So taking the ferry one way and driving the other gives you a lot more time in N.S. and still lets you take in the scenery of northern Maine and New Brunswick.