Canadian Atlantic Provinces – Trip Itinerary

New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia

We had a fabulous summer trip to the Canadian Atlantic Provinces. Here’s the trip itinerary and links to hotels and restaurants. You can also click to read blog posts about most of the places we visited.

Day One

Day Two

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A Morning in Portland, Maine

Our trip to the Maritime Provinces of Canada was coming to a close and we had to drive back to Boston for our flight home. By rearranging the itinerary to explore Halifax, Peggy’s Cove, and Lunenburg, we didn’t think we’d spend any time in Portland, Maine.

However, we found a way to squeeze a bit of time there. By powering through a six-hour drive from Saint John, New Brunswick to Portland (after taking the 2.5-hour ferry from Nova Scotia), we arrived in Portland around midnight. This left the next morning to explore the city before heading to Boston.

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Halifax & Peggy’s Cove – Nova Scotia

Will we go to Halifax? Will we not go to Halifax? That was the question on our trip to the Canadian Atlantic Provinces. Out-of-control wildfires near Halifax forced the evacuation of 16,000 people in the weeks before our trip. 

Fortunately, cooler weather and rain quelched the fires by the time we arrived in Canada. However, we had already rearranged our itinerary twice (and almost canceled the entire trip). If we drove the Cabot Trail in one day, we could spend a good portion of a day in Halifax and Peggy’s Cove. We were so close it would be ridiculous not to visit. After all, Halifax isn’t on the beaten path as many US carriers no longer fly to the airport.

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