3,796 km Acadian Road Trip II
Last seven days of a 14 days and 3,796 km long Acadian Road Trip were split in between Nova Scotia, Bay of Fundy, drive through the southern part of New Brunswick and across the border into the State of Maine (USA), before coming full circle with the drive from Maine through New Hampshire back to Canada.
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3,796 km Acadian Road Trip
Days 8-14
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Day 8 – Sunday
50 km (31 miles) or one hour long drive from Dartmouth to Peggy’s Cove
- Images Peggy’s Cove [+], HDR photo [+]
55 km (34 miles) or around one hour long evening drive to a log cabin in Upper Sackville
- KOA Campground in Upper Sackville, Nova Scotia [+]
Day 8 on the Video…
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Day 9 – Monday
35 km (20 miles) or 30 minutes drive from Upper Sackville to Halifax
- Halifax Citadel (also known as Fort George) [+]
– first fort on the Citadel hill was build in 1749 and star shaped fort you can see today took its shape in 1856
– great museum in the fort, even better guides and well done historic re-enactments - Halifax waterfront [+]
- Titanic Grave Site [+] in Halifax
35 km (20 miles) or 30 minutes drive from Halifax back to Upper Sackville
Day 9 on the Video…
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Day 10 – Tuesday
270 km (170 miles) or 3 hours and 45 minutes long drive from Upper Sackville to Brier Island, Nova Scotia
– It takes two hours to drive first 200 km (125 miles), to Digby from Upper Sackville, and additional close to two hours from Digby to Brier Island, since the last 70 km (55 miles) include two short ferry crossings, and possibly patches of fog
- Afternoon of Whale watching in the Bay of Fundy [+]
70 km (43 miles) or one hour and 45 minutes long drive to Digby – both short ferry rides are free of charge on your way back to the mainland
- Overnight stay at charming town of Digby where from in the morning we’ll catch a ferry back to New Brunswick
Day 10 on the Video…
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Day 11 – Wednesday
Morning ferry crossing from Digby (NS) to Saint John (NB), 80 km (50 miles) or around 2 hours over the Bay of Fundy
- Ferry from Digby [+], Nova Scotia, to Saint John, New Brunswick
500 km (310 miles) or 5 hours drive from Saint John, New Brunswick, to Old Orchard beach – Maine (USA)
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Day 12 – Thursday
Waking up in the USA
Yesterday we arrived to the campground [+] at Old Orchard Beach, what will be the lest leg of 14 days long Acadian Road Trip.
- Images of Old Orchard Beach
Day 13 – Friday
- Monkey Trunks – Saco Zipline Tour and Adventure Course [+]
- Rest of the day at the Old Orchard Beach & the campground
Day 14 – Saturday
- Morning at the Old Orchard beach
500 km (310 miles) drive back to Montreal over New Hampshire’s White Mountain
After 3,796 km (2,360 miles) Acadian Road Trip ended where it started, in Montreal.
Days 12 – 14 on the Video…
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Picture souvenirs from the Acadian Road Trip
3,796 km Acadian Road Trip
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* all the times listed, as well as distances, except the total of 3,796 km (2,359 miles), are approximate, rounded up numbers, and do in some cases and do not in other, include added time due to traffic congestion, detours due to road construction, or making a wrong turn, just as here and there detours made to restaurants, gas stations, shops, etc.