Wednesday August 17, 2016 from Moncton to Lower Barney’s River, NS

Wallace Town Symbol

Amherst wood carving

After a late start, Highway 2 took us into Nova Scotia and Amherst, where we gassed up and consumed some Tim Horton’s donuts.  Amherst, a particularly picturesque town, has gorgeous Victorian buildings from the 1800’s and 43 beautiful carved tree trunks depicting some of the early politicians and early residents.  As one enters the town, the first “tree trunk” features four of the founders of the Canadian Federation.  We made the decision to take the scenic Sunrise Highway along the North Humberland Coast, adding about 20 miles to our journey but a lot nicer ride.  Drove through some really cute towns, like Pugwash and Wallace which have fancy sign banners hanging from lightposts.  Pugwash also has a scenic harbor, and a clever entrance display with two dories and lobster traps.  Last stop before the campground was New Glasgow, featuring a beautiful overhead metal sign over the entrance bridge into the city.  A stop at Sobey’s ensured we had food for a few days.  Our biggest, most pleasant surprise was the Cranberry Campground in Lower Barneys River.  We booked it without much info. It is on the Bay, and has large wide open spaces and is quite scenic. 

Entrance sign to New Glasgow

Street divider in Pugwash