Day 15 Sun Aug 27 : Fredericton NB to Antigonish NS

Our trip through New Brunswick was just that, through New Brunswick. We really didn't see much except for trees on each side of the highway. There are a few lakes and rivers to see. We didn't stop at any attractions as we made that trip a few years back. We really are just concentrating on getting to NFLD while the weather is reasonable. One thing I have to say about NB is that their highways are superb - brand new and they seem to be continuing with the highway improvement. It was interesting in that right after we saw the Nove Scotia sign the scenery seemed to change to rolling hills and more trees cleared from the land. The buildings are wood as compared to Quebec's stone buildings and not as much human landscaping. The people weren't as interested in that we are making the trip again as compared to Quebecers. There was alot of motorcycle couples and groups out as it was the week-end and sunny. I must say that when we stop it's pretty toasty but going down the highway at 70K it is a bit chilly in the beginning and end of the day.
We had breakfast at Aulds Cove in Nova Scotia. Pancakes are called griddle cakes. We have been hitting a roadside gas and restaurant called Irvings. This chain starts in Ontario. The food is like homemade and lots of it and very resonably priced.
We originally had wanted to make Sydney NS on Sunday night. But Terry was getting tired so we called it a night @1830. It seems that 7pm is the time when we call it a day. We still haven't seen any moose out here. We finally saw 3 deer in NS. I think these provinces are just fooling around when they post all these warnings!
We stopped at a motel that advertised high speed internet. Terry comes out and says that it is only offered in the business suites and it was $10.00 more. There were no cars in the lot so you can guess that I wasn't too impressed. The guy at the counter decided that we could have it no charge. Then we go into the room and it had one of those stand-up showers. Then we find that the room did not have the internet cord. (You wouldn't believe how many times we ask if they have wireless, yes they do, then we end having to phone and ask if you need a password -oh yeah you do - I ask you why won't they tell us that when we pay for the room?) Terry gets tha cord and it was 3ft long - we would have had to sit on the floor to use the computer! Again phone the desk do you have a longer cord? Oh yes we do - I go over there - do you have a room that has a bathtub AND internet - Oh yeah the room right next to you!!!! Needless to say we made the switch.
I had good intentions of updating the blog but we had to decide when to catch the ferry and where to - Port Aux Basque or Argentia. Factors to be considered - time of crossing, time of arrival and weather. The winner was to leave Sydney @1600 Monday (or 0700am and we had a 2.5 hr drive to get there-no way) to arrive at Port Aux Basque. The deciding factor is I could get a hotel reservation at POB because we did not want to be riding at night and both arrivals would be around 11pm. So we will be working our way around the island from POB to St Johns. Then we plan to take the ferry from Argentia back to Sydney rather than do the ride in reverse again. We both don't like to backtrack. I find that I don't even like seeing things that we have seen on previous trips because there is so many new sights out there. And heaven knows life is short enough!
Right now I'm blogging on the ferry. This most certainly will make the 6 hours go by quick. Well I'm going to add some pictures (the pictures are beginning to look the same but you'll have to take your complaints to the "Big Guy") and then see if we can find a plug-in for the computer to keep the power going.