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If you are going to Cape Breton, you need to get off near [[Truro]] (the next big town, about an hour drive). Tell your driver and they should know where to drop you off, where the 102 meets the 104. The intersection is quite busy and cars go by fast, so a good option is to get off in the gas station 2-3km before the intersection, where road 2 meets the 102. There's a traffic circle before the on-ramp, so traffic goes slow, and there's plenty of room for cars to stop.

If you want to go to the South Shore of Nova Scotia ([[Mahone Bay]], [[Bridgewater]], [[Lunenburg]], etc) from Halifax, take the #52 Bus to Bayers Lake (more walking required) or the #21 to Timberlea (better option). Get off the #21 Bus on Lakelands Blvd across from the car dealership and Tim Horton's, and then walk south toward the only intersection. You'll cross the intersection (carefully!) over to the on-ramp for Highway 103. There is a lot of traffic here heading to the South Shore, especially M-F @5pm17:00, so you should have no problem getting a ride if you have a sign. === Eastern Shore ===If you're heading to Cape Breton from Halifax, going by the Eastern Shore is a good alternative to the highway. It will be slower, but more scenic and there's many nice places to stop on the way. To get out of Halifax, take any bus to Bridge Terminal, and then #401(doesn't run on weekends), #61 or #68 to Cherrybrook and ask to be let off on road 7/107 the farthest away from town (the buses might cross that road a few times on the way). From there just walk heading east and pick whatever spot looks good enough. You can take road 7 all the way to Antigonish, where it meets the main highway to Cape Breton. [[File:A_visual.jpeg]]

Nova Scotia has no land border crossings with the United States. CAT FerriesNova Star as of 2014 reopened the ferry crossing the border from yarmouth NS, to Portland, Main. [http://www.catferrynovastarcruises.com/] ran a boat from from Yarmouth, NS Tickets do cost 100$+ Traveling through to Bar Harbor, ME New Brunswick and crossing the border from there is also an option. == Personal experiences == [[Portland, MEUser:Bella|Bella]] and a friend were on the highway from outside Halifax by 20miles and saw a few cops drive by and they didn't bother with them!  There are signs around Halifax stating that no pedestrians are allowed on highway, but is now discontinued until further noticeout of the city limits there are not any, so, they hitched from outside Halifax to North Sydney to get the boat to Newfoubdland and had a fabulous time. Best People are friendly and cops seem to cross via New Brunswicknot mind.'''