Grand Manan Tour - Aug 9&10

Grand Manan Tour Details - Please make reservations now!

I'm putting the final details of the Grand Manan trip together but need all participants to make their accommodations as soon as possible to guarantee a room. I've called several spots and recommend the Surfside Motel following based on costs and rooms availability. Their toll free
number is 1-877-662-8156. I spoke with Holly.

Cost start at $75.00, the rooms are on a first call basis so the first 6 to call get seaside rooms. There is other availability on the road side of the motel. So please call and confirm your reservations quickly and mention you are with FABAC as they may give us a discount pending numbers. Last time I stayed there, many years ago, it was clean, basic and had lots and lots of fresh seaside air. In fact we will all get an original Grand Manan air conditioner......a screened door at no extra cost! See included note for additional motel detail.

For those that want to attend but wish to stay elsewhere you can try the Marathon Inn or the Shore Crest.

Here's some things we can consider doing while there:

- touring the Swallow Tail lighthouse
- visit the local museum
- take small ferry to White Head, a small island off GM
- tour Grand Manan, it's small but many interesting and colorful sights and places.
- supper at Galloways or Whale Cove Inn.

Please submit other ideas.While I've been there several times on business, I'm sure there are other things to do that would be interesting to the group.

We'll leave Tim Hortons Exhibition Park sharply at 830am Saturday Aug 9 to ensure we get a space on the 11:30 ferry crossing from Blacks Harbor. They recommend being there an hour before departure. The cost is $32.00 per vehicle and $10.70 per person for the return trip. We can get a small group discount if we have more then 11 adults.

There are 2 ferries. The M.S. Grand Manan V and M.V. Grand Manan. Both offer comfortable lounges, outdoor viewing decks, and a cafeteria where you can enjoy a light snack or a full meal. Or alternatively you may want to bring a lunch and picnic on the bow ......that's the pointy
end of the ship for all your landward types.

On the return trip from Grand Manan on Sunday morning, we'll again take the 11:30 crossing meaning we have to arrive in the terminal at 10:30. The terminal is a very short drive from the Surfside Motel.

Please let me know if you plan to attend as soon as possible to see if I can make ferry reservations for all of us.

NOTE: THIS TRIP WILL ONLY PROCEED IF WE HAVE SUFFICIENT NUMBERS - 6 CARS MINIMUM

Tks
Gary