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[quote=Anonymous]^^ Agree with this poster. We did a trip to NS and we still talk about it as one of the best vacations we've done. Our kid was in 4th grade or so and he enjoyed all the activities, too.

I booked a flight into Portland and out of Halifax. And tbh it was a mistake. At that time, the airfare was not expensive, I jumped on it without  factoring in that driving a rental into Canada and drop off in Halifax would be problematic. So our final itinerary went something like this below (I just found pieces of our itinerary and it's bringing back a lot of memories):

-Portland 2 nights and then took a ferry and overnight Yarmouth. Kid loved this. Ferry was comfortable and fun.
-From Yarmouth we drove along Route 1/along the beach to Digby. Went clam digging at Smugglers Cove Provincial Park. Stopped at the Cape Forchu Lighthouse (beautiful). Also seem to remember stopping at a small museum about Acadian culture? 
-In Digby, we went whale watching (best whale watching we've ever done)
-From Digby we drove to Blomidon Provincial Park & Five Islands Provincial Park (stayed 1 night around here)
-Drove next to Cape d'Or/Advocate Harbour. It was stunning. Went kayaking, hiking, observe changing tides/tidal bores around Cape Fundy I think?
-Next stop was Antigonish where we went to a music show/traditional music?
-Next was our drive around Cape Breton Island, starting at Cheticamp
-We did a lobster boil at a national park somewhere near Cheticamp sponsored by Canadian Parks. It was magical. Just before sunset, on the beach. The park ranger gave us a talk about lobster and its importance in the area. There was a lobster boil and then we ate on picnic tables on the beach. Was a very small group.
-Things get fuzzy for me here, but we spent about 3 nights on the Cabot Trail in B&Bs, but just stopped at places that looked interesting to us. One night we camped somewhere next to the water. It was gorgeous.
-On our drive back to Halifax (before Ingonish Beach) we saw a sign for a waterfall and took a detour down a long, dirt road. Found the waterfalls, tons of kids and families (looked local) were swimming there. Some local kids were jumping off the falls (which looked incredibly dangerous) so we did not do that.
-Stopped at Ingonish Beach (everyone loved this) on the way to Baddeck
-Stayed 1 night in Halifax. Walked around, went to museum, got some pub food. Flight out next day.

This was such an easygoing trip; I think we had about 2 weeks? Planned it so that we would never have to drive more than 2-3 hours on any one day.

Oh, and we stayed at this lighthouse on Cape d'Or. Absolutely gorgeous. There's a chef there who makes a nice dinner each night.

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g499210-d292386-Reviews-The_Lighthouse_on_Cape_d_Or-Advocate_Harbour_Nova_Scotia.html

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