Bob and Judy K in Nova Scotia

Submitted by Bob and Judy Kominski (June 2015)

We left Vista on May 13th with a stop at Sams Town in LV.  We started running into rain in Utah.  We had to stop and stay  a few nights with friends near Rifle, Colorado because of rain and snow on the high passes on I-70 to Denver.  After a 3 day stop over in Rifle we got a break  in the weather and got across the Rocky Mountains to Brighton, Colorado in times for our youngest grandsons high school graduation. It rained everyday we were there.  After 3 days,we were off to  Winnebago at Forest City, Iowa for two days.  As we traveled on across the states we have rain, rain and more rain.  Everyday we were driving and setting up camp in rain.  After $100+ in toll road costs and 4000 miles we made it to Prince Edward Island, but it is still raining.  We had one day of sun on the island.   On June 6th we left Prince Edward after paying $39.00 toll to cross the 8 mile long bridge to get off the island.  Again crossing in the rain. 

So now we are on Nova Scotia traveling around island.  We had two sunny days but it is still cool.  The mornings are in the low 40's and the days maybe get into the low 60's on some days. We find that a number of things do not open for the season till mid June.  Traveling here and on Prince Edward is like stepping back in time.  Our plan is to drive all the way around the island and hope to find better weather on the way.

Fortress of Louisbourg.  This is a 18th century French fortified town.  Dine like a settler on cod and rice.  We have traveled 80% of the shore line around the island (1300 miles) about 200 miles to go.  The roads are really bad this year in Nova Scotia because of the hard winter. We are finding that a number of attractions and state campgrounds are not open in June.  There season starts July 1st.  Diesel cost is about $4.30 U.S.   Camping fees run about $40.00 Canadian . The exchange rate was $1.25 when we started for our dollar and now is down to $1.19.  The weather still is cool in the mornings at 41 and we may get to 60 during the day.  We now have one or two days of sun and than a day of rain. Everything is so green here and the people are very helpful and friendly.

Thanks to Bob and Judy for submitting their travel experience. Please share yours by sending a short narrative and a couple pictures to shantyshakers25@gmail.com. Happy trails !

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• Please let Betty and Clark Paxton know if you are interested in attending the lunch gathering at the San Marcos Spaghetti Factory on Saturday, September 12 at noon so she can give a count to the restaurant. (call please, no email 760 310-5854)
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