From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!floyd!vax135!ariel!houti!lime!houxg!hogpc!houxm!5941ux!machaids!hocda!spanky!ihnp4!ihuxm!prgclb
Newsgroups: net.travel
Title: Re: Nova Scotia, PEI vacation
Article-I.D.: ihuxm.189
Posted: Wed Apr 13 16:42:59 1983
Received: Fri Apr 15 21:50:39 1983
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True, the ferry from Portland to Nova Scotia cuts
hundreds of miles, but the ferry drops you off in
Yarmouth, N.S., all the way at the southwest tip
of the Province.  Most of the good stuff in Nova
Scotia starts around the middle of the province
(e.g. Peggy's Cove, Kentland and Cape Split, Halifax,
and on to the Northumberland Strait and Cape Breton
Island.  So to be fair, you have to add the 200 km
or so that you spend driving from the ferry dock
in Yarmouth to the heart of the province.
This reduces the mileage differential.

Nevertheless, I'd still vote for taking the ferry
over (overnite) and driving back thru New Brunswick.
Both routes have their scenic merits.
Besides, when your ferry leaves Portland Harbor
and you get into international waters,
the casino opens up and you can play blackjack
all night!

				Carl Blesch
				Bell Labs - Naperville, Ill.
				IH 2A-159, (312) 979-3360
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