Jul 30, 2012 - Northumberland Shore

After a busy weekend of relocating to my new “base camp”, dinner parties with my workamper buddies and staying up until the wee small hours watching the Olympics, it was time to hit the road. The trip got off to a late start after discovering that one of the tires on the car was flat. The folks here at the campground had an air compressor and got enough air in the tire to allow me to get to a local garage (pronounced “graaj” here) for a repair. One wood screw removed; one plug inserted; and I was headed for the Northumberland Shore...

Jun 21, 2012 - Pictou, Nova Scotia

We left Hartt Island Park around 0830 and we drove 266 miles to the Harbour Light Campground in Pictou, Nova Scotia. The trip was uneventful although the wind was really strong from the New Brunswick/Nova Scotia border all the way to Pictou. We were expecting a fairly warm drive but the weather did not warm up that much and it is currently (1730) 74 degrees F and the humidity is light. The highway from Fredericton to Moncton, New Brunswick is good with moose fencing along a large part of the road. However on the eastern side of Moncton the...

Sep 25, 2011 - Nova Scotia

Overcast and foggy at the Woods Island Ferry dock. We looked around the lighthouse while we waited for the ferry to depart. I only managed to see eight of the sixty-three lighthouses on PEI. The sun came out by the time we completed the 70 minute crossing to Pictou, Nova Scotia. Settled in Harbour Light Campground for the night. Met the people camped beside us they are from Nanaimo, retired and traveling like us. Drove around the village, lots of quaint old building many made of rock. We ate a Murphy’s Famous Fish & Chips, the ad said it...

Sep 5, 2011 - Family and Friends Reunion

Friday morning at 1130 we met Tom and Brenda Mountain in New Glasgow for a trip to Cove Road to fish for stiped bass from the shore of the Cobequid Bay which connects to the Bay of Fundy where some of the worlds highest tides are to be found. We ate our lunch on the beach before we started fishing. We were fishing on the incoming tide and we started fishing around 1530 and fished until just after high tide. Tom got nothing other than nibbles. Ross also got a lot of nibbles and did hook one fish but it shook loose before he could get it to...

Aug 30, 2011 - Pictou, NS

Destination # 29: Baddeck, Cape Breton Island, NS Mileage: 250 km (from Bay St. Lawrence, Cape Breton Island, NS) Arrive: Monday, August 29, 2011 Depart: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 • Monday, August 29  Farewell to Mike and Teresa. Enjoy the rest of your time here and say hi to Deb, Ron, Sharon and Ruby for us.  We make our way to Baddeck by way of the Cabot Trail, this time on the Atlantic Ocean side of the island. Hurricane\Tropical Storm Irene is determined to continue to make her residual presence felt. We are fighting very gusty winds...

Aug 30, 2011 - Pictou, Nova Scotia

Marge's cousin and her daughter visited us at the campground last evening and it was a very enjoyable visit. This morning we left Moncton around 0900 under bright, clear skies, and thankfully no wind. We arrived at the Nova Scotia border and the visitors information center where we picked up some maps and then met a couple from Canmore, Alberta who were also traveling to Nova Scotia. We left the visitors center around 1030 and arrived in Pictou around 1230 and by 1300 we were setup. Ross made several phone calls and he was able to confirm...

Aug 23, 2011 - Pictou, NS

We took a day trip over to Pictou which is northwest of Truro about 50 miles on the Northumberland Shore. This is where the PEI (Prince Edward Island) ferry terminal is. We wanted to see what kind of road it was and where exactly we had to take the motorhomes next week. Pictou came into being because of a development scheme contrived by Philadelphia speculators in 1760. The terms of this land grant stated they needed to place 250 settlers at Pictou's harbor. This turned out to be a problem because few Philadelphians had any interest in...

Jul 28, 2011 - Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada

Today we left behind PEI and ventured to Nova Scotia via a ferry between Wood Islands harbour PEI and Pictou Nova Scotia. We took the4 1 PM ferry because it had music on the upper deck. It was great, we heard a PEI artist sing, he was great, there was a young boy with red curly hair that was dancing to the music, he is adorable and very precocious. What a great time. As we left Wood Islands harbour, we got a different view of the lighthouse and harbour. We came into Pictou harbour and then ventured to Birchwood Campground for the eventing,...

Jul 10, 2011 - Pictou bis Antigonish - Nova Scotia

Der provinzname koennte treffender nicht sein. Wir beide waren zwar noch nie in schottland, denken aber, dass es wohl genau so aussehen muesste. Die bevoelkerung besteht hauptsaechlich aus eingewanderten schotten, man hat hier die weltweit einzige gaelisch sprachige universitaet und die englischen dialekte sind so manchen US-Amerikaner komplett unverstaendlich, da sie nicht an nordamerika erinnern. Die landschaft mag wohl an schottische highlands erinnern, eine der haupteinnahmequellen ist der hummerfang, wer dies illegal versucht kann...

Jul 6, 2011 - Pugwash and Pictou

Today we headed west along the north coast. Morning coffee stop was at the small hamlet of Pugwash where we enjoyed a walk along the shore. We then carried on along the coast to the town of Pictou. The town is located on the beautiful Northumberland Shore and is renowned as the "Birthplace of New Scotland" as it was here that the first wave of Scottish immigrants landed in 1773 on the Hector. We enjoyed a walk along the front but it was very hot. Tony sat with Jenny in the shade while Heather visited the Hector Heritage Museum. The museum...

Sep 11, 2010 - Pictou, Nova Scotia

Friday September 10th – Pictou, Nova Scotia It was a nice drive here today. It would have been even nicer had we come directly here & enjoyed the little bit of sunshine. Instead we stopped an hour back to do laundry at a commercial Laundromat rather than try to do it at the park. More machines etc… got it done quicker. We had a desert get together tonight & then had to put all the laundry away!!! Some of it has been hanging all over the rig till it was thoroughly dry! Only in Northridge do clothes dry in 10 min!!! Cute little town. We are...

Sep 10, 2010 - Pictou, NS - Harbor View Campground

Our trip to Pictou was 166 miles of fairly good highway with 95% of it Trans Canada Highways. It rained almost all the way but the skies did clear just before we arrived at the Harbor Light Campground. We have 30 amp full hookups, good WiFi and good cell service for a change. I was able to get the satellite for the first time in over a month but it doesn't take much of a cloud to interrupt it. It is a very large campground with most of it seasonable but is in a prime location due to its proximity to the PEI Ferry. Most anyone with an RV...