Brian johnston discovers the rugged beauty of the maritime provinces
Canada’s Maritime Provinces – New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island – offer a seductive blend of culture, history and sweeping scenery, writes Brian Johnston.
The Maritime Provinces, facing the turbulent North Atlantic Ocean, are wind-whipped and rugged, yet Canadian-cute as well. Seals with twitching whiskers slump on chilly beaches overlooked by winking lighthouses and battered fisherman’s cottages. Inland, clapboard houses sit around churches with white steeples, and undulating
countryside is dotted with red barns. The collective name for the provinces is apt, since maritime history is palpable in its trim colonial-era villages and multicultural port cities. You’ll find friendly people, tranquillity and the feeling you’ve been transported back to a gentler time in what might be described as Canada’s version of New Zealand.