The Great Canadian Skyline thread for CMAs 1 million and under - Page 253

KnoxfordGuy · #**5041** Posted **May 8, 2024, 4:20 PM**

Saint John viewed from the first cruise ship of the season from netanel_fahima on Instagram. May 8th.

giallo · #**5042** Posted **May 8, 2024, 4:23 PM**

Saint John just does it for me. I'd love to see some of new, tastefully done buildings added to the skyline, but I do love it as it is.

Some recent video of Kelowna's skyline

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Innsertnamehere · #**5043** Posted **May 8, 2024, 4:43 PM**

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Saint John viewed from the first cruise ship of the season from netanel_fahima on Instagram. May 8th.

It's nice to see significant investment finally returning to downtown Saint John in the last few years. I haven't been to Saint John in 6 or 7 years now, and there are substantial differences today from the last time I visited. I'll be returning this summer though so I'm looking forward to seeing the differences in person.

isaidso · #**5044** Posted **May 8, 2024, 5:13 PM**

Has anyone taken the Digby - Saint John ferry? It would cost us $217 (2 adults and a car) for the 2 hour voyage as opposed to driving the long way around. You get a nice boat trip but seems steep for such a short distance.

MonctonRad · #**5045** Posted **May 8, 2024, 5:56 PM**

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Has anyone taken the Digby - Saint John ferry? It would cost us $217 (2 adults and a car) for the 2 hour voyage as opposed to driving the long way around. You get a nice boat trip but seems steep for such a short distance.

I've done it. To drive from Saint John to Digby around the Bay of Fundy would be about seven hours. The ferry trip is about two hours. So, you save a lot of time and about $100-150 in gas (depending on the size and efficiency of your vehicle). The trip also can be pleasant and a novel experience for landlubbers.

If your final destination is Digby and area, or southwestern NS in general, it makes a lot of sense. If you were doing it as a shortcut between SJ and Halifax, the value is a lot more questionable. I would drive in that circumstance.

Wigs · #**5046** Posted **May 8, 2024, 9:42 PM**

I hope the Halifax effect comes to Saint John... okay maybe not the crazy price increases, but lots of new development would be nice.
It has so much potential but seems so undervalued

Nouvellecosse · #**5047** Posted **May 8, 2024, 9:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by MonctonRad

I've done it. To drive from Saint John to Digby around the Bay of Fundy would be about seven hours. The ferry trip is about two hours. So, you save a lot of time and about $100-150 in gas (depending on the size and efficiency of your vehicle). The trip also can be pleasant and a novel experience for landlubbers.

If your final destination is Digby and area, or southwestern NS in general, it makes a lot of sense. If you were doing it as a shortcut between SJ and Halifax, the value is a lot more questionable. I would drive in that circumstance.

Yeah I thought about using it as a shortcut to get from Halifax to SJ but it doesn't really make sense for that purpose. I'm sure it's fine of you just want the experience but it doesn't really save any time or money.

WhipperSnapper · #**5048** Posted **May 9, 2024, 6:46 PM**

It's a shortcut from the fisheries to i95 as mentioned when the Fed's considered transferring the ferry to a more in demand route

isaidso · #**5049** Posted **Yesterday, 6:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by MonctonRad

I've done it. To drive from Saint John to Digby around the Bay of Fundy would be about seven hours. The ferry trip is about two hours. So, you save a lot of time and about $100-150 in gas (depending on the size and efficiency of your vehicle). The trip also can be pleasant and a novel experience for landlubbers.

If your final destination is Digby and area, or southwestern NS in general, it makes a lot of sense. If you were doing it as a shortcut between SJ and Halifax, the value is a lot more questionable. I would drive in that circumstance.

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Yeah I thought about using it as a shortcut to get from Halifax to SJ but it doesn't really make sense for that purpose. I'm sure it's fine of you just want the experience but it doesn't really save any time or money.

Thanks very much. Our last night in NS is off grid near Hampton (60km northeast of Digby). I booked the ferry. Even if it were a little more expensive than the long 7 hour drive, its a good excuse to get some Digby scallops, and the boat trip will be a nice experience for my friend who's never been to Atlantic Canada. Hopefully, we'll see some whales.

Arrdeeharharharbour · #**5050** Posted **Yesterday, 7:57 PM**

Hampton! A favorite destination of mine back when I was a newly licensed driver in my high school days. Many beers and smokes on Hampton beach with my friends. On a clear night you can see lights in New Brunswick across the bay. If you take the road towards Bridgetown there's a provincial park located just as you start the descent into the valley. The picnic area of the park provides a nice view of the Annapolis Valley below. For sure I'd take the ferry if only for the nautical adventure. If not whale sightings, chances are good that you'll see dolphins flanking the ship doing the playful thing that dolphins do alongside ships.

ScreamingViking · #**5051** Posted **Yesterday, 10:54 PM**

Took it once a long time ago while on a driving trip through Quebec, NB, PEI, and Nova Scotia, en route to our final night camping in New Hampshire. We stayed in Digby, but the ferry trip was very early in the morning so aside from watching the sky brighten there wasn't much to see.

We also took the ferry from PEI to NS on a beautiful sunny afternoon and did see some smaller whales (probably porpoises) in the Northumberland Strait.