GRAND MANAN ISLAND, N.B. - It’s not every day you go sea kayaking in the Bay of Fundy with your bikini top stuffed with toilet paper. And no, it wasn’t to impress the finbacks, humpbacks or minke whales that frolic through the bay, or even Ryan, our buff-looking guide.

ST. ANDREWS BY THE SEA, N.B. - Calling the Kingsbrae Arms a hotel is a bit of an understatement, maybe even an insult to the two charming individuals - David Oxford and Harry Chancey Jr. - who have worked so hard to create a home away from home for weary travellers.