Acadia

I often get asked - “Should we take a side/day trip to Nova Scotia?” This idea is typically prompted by the availability of The Cat - the Ferry from Bar Harbor, ME to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. The Cat is a high speed Catamaran that offers on board movies and a casino.

Let me offer my personal opinion which is based on several visits to NS and reports from people I consider reliable and unbiased.

I strongly recommend at least one visit to NS. BUT, not as a side trip to Maine or Acadia National Park. At least not unless you have more than a month for your trip to Maine and NS. NS is a beautiful and diverse island that in my opinion warrants a minimum of two weeks to enjoy - actually I prefer you take 3 to 4 weeks or visit in more than once. I really suggest that you plan more than one trip to NS so you can take your time and fully enjoy the several distinct regions of the Province.

One of the first planning decisions is how to get to NS. You can drive through Maine and then New Brunswick Canada, you can also take the Ferry from Portland or Bar Harbor Maine, or you may choose to fly to Halifax. My preference is to drive all the way. Yup, it takes longer. But unless you really have time constraints I feel you will enjoy the time traveling to and from NS. While the Ferry saves time it is costly, you get to see very little, and the ride tends to be rough.

With this as a preface I will be posting my descriptions of various regions of the island. I hope these descriptions will help planning a visit to NS. So come back soon for my series of posts describing NS freom my perspective.