We have just concluded traveling the major trails on Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton Island in a 32' motor home. The roads are narrow, have steep grades, and in some places, even though they are famous, like the Cabot Trail, are very difficult to drive with a large motor home. Here are some personal observations of local conditions from a boater's perspective. The scenery and waters are spectacular, unlike anything we have seen elsewhere on the east coast, except for perhaps Maine. These are wonderful cruising grounds but we were also very aware of how few cruising boats we saw, both sail and power. We saw very few American flag flying vessels. Good marinas by American standards are few and far between, excluding yacht clubs. Most of the vessels we saw driving the entire shore route (Fleur d'le Trail?) along Bras d'Or lake were sailboats and the majority were in the 20 to 30 foot size range. Other than a few Sea-rays, large cruisers were absent. The winds on Cape Breton never got below 20 MPH while we were there, and most days we had forecast winds of "40 KPH", so the area favors sailboats over powerboats. As a typical American, I had no idea of the maritime provinces' history in terms of its ports and seafaring traditions. For example, Louisberg on Cape Breton was once the fourth busiest port in North America because its harbor did not freeze in the winter and they could continue shipping fish, lumber, coal, etc. all year long. Even this beautiful harbor had no pleasure craft. All of the boats were either lobster or crabbing trawlers. For the cruiser that makes the effort to get here, you will experience the greatest rewards you could ever hope to experience and see. Martin I. Veiner & Margaret Rogers Shearon >From our land cruiser Nova Scotia ********************************* ____________________________________________________________ Penny Stock Jumping 2000% Sign up to the #1 voted penny stock newsletter for free today! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/4c629d223d1b86de174st02vuc