28 A NATURALIST IN THE MAGDALEN ISLANDS. 



CHAPTER V. 



HOW TO GET THERE. 



THERE is an old saying that " Knowledge can do no 

 harm," and therefore I do not think that a few remarks 

 on the ways and means of getting to the islands will be 

 out of place here. 



From St. John, N. B., to Pictou, N. S., is a ride of about 

 sixteen hours, and tiresome enough it is, too ; leaving St. 

 John at half past eight in the morning, and arriving at Pictou 

 at about ten o'clock the same evening. The best hotel in 

 Pictou is the St. Lawrence House. 



From Pictou the steamer "Albert" runs twice a month 

 to the Magdalen Islands, in fine weather touching at George- 

 town and Souris, P. E. I. Another way of getting there, 

 for those who have plenty of time at their disposal, is 

 to go to Souris, P. E. I., and charter a schooner, or stop 

 there and wait for the "Albert." Scuris offers some fair 



