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Old Jul 28, 2009 | 11:38 am
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I got about 4 days to spend between New Brunswick and PEI...What places should I hit up? I was thinking 1 Night in St. Johns and 2 in Charlottetown. Is there anything to see in Moncton or Fredericton. I am planing on seeing the Bay of Fundy etc...

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Old Jul 28, 2009 | 12:18 pm
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I assume you are driving. In that case, take route 1 or 1A though Maine (beautiful scenery). From Eastport, you can take a bridge to Campobello Island (NB) and visit the former Franklin D. Roosevelt summer home, then take a ferry to Deer Island, then a ferry to the NB mainland. Or you could skip Campobello and drive to Calais. Alternatively, exit I-95 at Bangor and take route 9 to Calais where you cross over to St. Stephen, NB.

From St. Stephen to Saint John is less than 90 mins. Along the way you should visit St. Andrews, a town settled by Loyalists more than 200 years ago. There a a number of B&B's, pubs/cafes and a very nice Fairmont Hotel, the Algonquin.

Please very very careful to write and say Saint John (NB) rather than St. John's (which is in Newfoundland). I grew up in YSJ and the natives are very sensitive about the name of their city. YSJ is a convenient place for visiting Fundy.
West side of the city: Irving Nature Park (sticks into the bay), Carleton Martello Tower.
Downtown: Loyalist House, City Market, NB Museum, King Square, Loyalist Burial Grounds, Trinity Church, Jewish Museum, Old Court House, Harbour Trail.
North: Reversing Falls, NB Museum (main location), Fort Howe, UNB, Tucker Park Beach.
East: drive past Red Head and Mispec Beach to Cape Spencer Lighthouse. You may see whales or dolphins (but nothing else). Drive past the airport to St. Martins, an old shipbuilding Community. Walk the beach, buy a painting, have lunch. From St. Martins, you can drive the "Fundy Trail". From St. Martins, you can return to YSJ or drive to Sussex on your way to Moncton.

YSJ Accommodation: Hilton and Delta are both right downtown. There are a range of mid/lower tier chain hotels scattered around the city.

YSJ to Moncton (YQM): east of Sussex, follow the signs for Fundy National Park. The village of Alma services the park and right on the edge of the Bay of Fundy. From Alma, it is 45 mins of so to Hopewell Rocks. From there 30-40 mins to YQM.

As I'm from YSJ, YQM has never held that much appeal for me, however there is a wide range of accommodation and dining options... or you could drive 30 mins to Shediac on the Northumberland Strait. Parlee Beach. From either Moncton or Shediac, you can be at the Confederation Bridge in less than one hour via the TransCanada Highway. From there, PEI is directly in front of you... or actually a bit to the right. Warning: make sure you have accommodation reserved in advance for PEI, or do a day trip from Moncton.

PEI: Charlottetown, Anne of Green Gables, Cavendish, lobster, beach. Shame on me for being so concise about Canada's smallest province, but that's all you will have time for.

If you have any specific questions, lemme know.
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Old Jul 28, 2009 | 12:37 pm
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Thanks for the pointers...yes I am driving...whoops thanks for correcting me on Saint John Vs. St. John. I will take this along with me on my trip! ^
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Originally Posted by remphish1
Thanks for the pointers...yes I am driving...whoops thanks for correcting me on Saint John Vs. St. John. I will take this along with me on my trip! ^
My pleasure. A few things I omitted:

St. Stephen: Ganong's Chocolates
West Saint John: Moosehead Brewery.
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An alternate and quicker route back home would be to follow the Trans Canada Highway from PEI to Moncton, then Fredericton (okay... go visit the Beaverbrook Art Gallery to see the Dali, etc.), then Woodstock where you cross the border to Houlton, ME where you pick up I-95 at mile zero.
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Old Jul 28, 2009 | 2:47 pm
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Also note that the 'Saint' in Saint John, NB is spelled out vs. the St. in St. John's, NL, which is abbreviated.

Nothing to add except that try to visit the Hopewell Rocks during low tide.

As far as hotels go, the Hilton in Saint John was one of the best Hiltons we have ever stayed at...
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Old Jul 29, 2009 | 5:42 pm
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Originally Posted by flugvergnugen
Also note that the 'Saint' in Saint John, NB is spelled out vs. the St. in St. John's, NL, which is abbreviated.

Nothing to add except that try to visit the Hopewell Rocks during low tide.

As far as hotels go, the Hilton in Saint John was one of the best Hiltons we have ever stayed at...
I agree about the Rocks at low tide - take the time to go down to the beach. It is nice if on the return trip you can see them at high tide for a contrast.

I also like the Hilton in Saint John - much nicer than the Delta, in my opinion.
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Old Jul 29, 2009 | 6:21 pm
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Originally Posted by sharkshooter
I agree about the Rocks at low tide - take the time to go down to the beach. It is nice if on the return trip you can see them at high tide for a contrast.

I also like the Hilton in Saint John - much nicer than the Delta, in my opinion.
The beach at Hopewell Cape can be quite muddy. Wear sandals or crocs or go barefoot.

I remember when the site of the Delta used to be YSJ's main department store, MRA (Manchester Robertson Allison). It is where I saw Santa for the first time. The Delta, and Bruswick Square Shopping Centre, appeared around 1978 or so.
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I hope this reply isn't too late. Just came back from a similar trip myself!

A few thoughts to add to Seat13F_AC_CRJ's great suggestions:

- In St. Andrew's, go to Minister's Island as a great intro to Fundy's shores. You can drive over in low shore and take a boat over in high shore. You can get the times from NB Tourism or Minister's Island) directly as they change daily with the tide.

- We stayed at the Hampton Inn at Moncton for a night. One of the nicest Hampton's I've been to (it's relatively new and didn't show up on many hotel searches we did).

- Right after Fundy National Park (great place for a picnic, btw) you can take a detour just past Alma to visit Cape Enrage lighthouse on your way to Hopewell Rocks.

- Highly recommend Hopewell Rocks! If you didn't see both high and low tide at St. Andrew's try to catch it here ... it's really worth seeing both somewhere along Fundy.
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