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Yarmouth
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Arriving by ferry from Maine, many American visitors get their first taste of Canada in
YARMOUTH
, and most of them leave immediately. And indeed it is a mundanely modern place, though gallant efforts have been made to freshen up the waterfront and the town's deep, tidal bay provides a modicum of scenic interest. It's also a good place for tourist information with the
Nova Scotia Visitor Centre
, just uphill from the ferry terminal (daily: May, June, Sept & Oct 9am-5pm; July & Aug 8am-7pm), issuing bucketloads of free leaflets and brochures. If you're stuck here for the night, there's a comfortable B&B right opposite the visitors' centre, the
Murray Manor
, 225 Main St (tel & fax 742-9625; $40-60). Alternatively, the
Midtown Motel
, 13 Parade St (tel 742-5333 or 1-877/742-5600; $40-60), offers simple but adequate rooms a ten-minute walk north along Main Street from the ferry terminal.
From Yarmouth, Bay Ferries (tel 902/742-6800 or 1-888/249-SAIL,
www.nfl-bay.com
) operate high-speed, car-carrying
catamarans
to Bar Harbor, Maine (June to late Oct 1 daily; 3hr; passengers $60-70, vehicles $90-105), and Scotia Prince (tel 1-800/341-7540,
www.princeoffundy.com
) run
car ferries
to Portland, Maine (May to late Oct 1 daily; 11hr; passengers $60-80, cars $80-100, cabins from $20-95; up to forty percent discounts for returns and on some midweek sailings). Other useful information
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Canada,
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