More future planning.
After nearly a week, I've booked most of my accommodation and resolved
a near nightmare in one part of my itinerary and turned it into
something quite nice :)
Atlantic Canada was starting to turn
into a major headache. My initial choice would have resulted in seeing
almost nothing, doing long-haul bus journeys and exiting quickly. From
everything I've read, this would not do justice to the region, even if
it is so hard to get to and there's only one bus a day between some
places and they don't connect.
However, with two days' hard
work, I've found a way to do it that involves a lot of small, pleasant
towns, B&B establishments and fairly short bus journeys and even a
bit of time on the water. I still wonder how on earth people went on
holiday before the Net came about - maybe they were lazy and went
through travel agents or tour companies. :P
(Note: C$1 = A$1.10)
Day 1
Arrive Halifax by air 3pm
Arrange US currency/travel docs
Day 2
1:30pm Halifax -> 3:00pm Wolfville, NS (C$16, Acadian/SMT)
8:10pm Wolfville -> 10:35pm Digby, NS (C$23, Acadian/SMT)
Stay at B&B in Digby, NS (3 options)
Day 3
Spend day in Digby
4:30pm Digby, NS -> 7:30pm Saint John, NB (C$20, Bay Ferry)
Stay at B&B in Saint John (5 options, 3 budget)
Day 4
9:45pm (5:40pm) Saint John -> 11:15am (7:10pm) Fredericton (C$20, Acadian/SMT)
Stay at HI/YHA in Fredericton (621 Churchill Row, ~C$16)
Day 5
11:30am Fredericton -> 5:40pm* Bangor, ME ($39, Acadian/SMT)
- Set watch back one hour
- Cross US border
6:15pm Bangor -> 8:45pm Portland, ME (US$20, Vermont Transit)
Stay at Inn @ St John (939 Congress St, Portland) 2 nights
Day 7
Portland -> Boston, MA (Greyhound)
End sub-trip
