STORM AND RELAXATION
Day 172-173 – The storm hit Sunday morning with lots of rain and moderate winds.
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Saturday, October 7, 2023
LAST STOP IN CANADA
TRAVEL DAY
From: Harbour Light Campground, Braeshore, NS.
To:All Done RV Camping, Newtown, New Brunswick (NB).
Day 171 – Because we’ve traveled two days in a row, and because of tropical storm Phillipe, we are going to take an extra day in NB to relax.
Sunday, May 7, 2023
VERY SUNNY & WARM.
Day 18 – Warmer this morning, 41 degrees; the sun is shining & it’s breezy. Pixie is lying on the bed staring outside, waiting for her Chickadee to show up. Rob heard the bird but we never did see it today. Sad to disappoint the ever-hopeful Pixie.
Continue readingSaturday, May 6, 2023
WATCHING THE BIRDS.
Day 17 – Brrr! It was 31 degrees this morning when we got up. Soon, the sun came out and it turned out to be a gorgeous day. We had planned to take a drive around exploring today, but the weather was so nice that it seemed a shame to spend the day in the car.
Continue readingFriday, May 5, 2023
HERE COMES THE SUN.
TRAVEL DAY
From: Kiwanis Oceanfront Camping, St. Andrews, NB.
To: All Done Camping RV Park, Newtown, NB.
Day 16 – The sun was shining so brightly this morning, it got us up & out of bed early. Not a cloud in the sky! It was still quite windy in St. Andrews and fairly cold, 41 degrees, but the sunlight made all the difference. We leisurely packed up and got ready to hit the road.
Thursday, May 4, 2023
A DREARY RAINY WINDY DAY.
Day 15 – Not much going on today, we’re just hunkered down in the wind and rain. This morning it was 40 degrees; the high today was 47 degrees. We did some paperwork, washed our hair, read our books, and did some prep for leaving tomorrow morning. We’ll be heading inland to a different campground where we’ll find farm lands & rolling hills, and just maybe sun and less wind. Originally we’d wanted to continue up the coast along the Bay of Fundy where the tides rise and fall even more, but those campgrounds weren’t open yet for the summer season.
For more detailed information about Kiwanis Oceanfront Camping, St. Andrews, NB,click here.
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
ST. ANDREWS.
Day 14 – It was cold & blustery with the wind this morning, 42 degrees. It got light out an hour later this morning due to the time change making it noticeably different for us and the kitties. We’ll be thrown off balance again with the time change when we reach Newfoundland. This campground is large with 217 campsites. This time of year there’s only a few sites occupied. They fill up in the summer with the oceanfront campsites and their proximity to town, so for now it’s fairly quiet. There’s more Deer in the campground than people; they are often outside grazing.
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
GOOD-BYE U.S. – HELLO CANADA.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SUZI BOTTS! WE HOPE IT’S A GOOD ONE.
TRAVEL DAY
From: Our Land, Downeast Maine.
To: Kiwanis Oceanfront Camping, St. Andrews, New Brunswick (NB), Canada.
Day 13 – It was 47 degrees this morning, partly cloudy & breezy. Rob’s time at his morning constitutional was uneventful. He was hoping to see bald eagles before we left for Canada, but there weren’t any. He did see a Bufflehead, though, one of our favorite ducks.
Friday, October 11, 2019
NEW BRUNSWICK.
Day 168 – This was a nice little campground. It was very quiet last night & we all slept well. At 7:15 this morning it was cloudy out & 42 degrees. We departed All Done RV Camping at 10:25 a.m. Today is the start of the big four-day Canadian Thanksgiving holiday. Thanksgiving itself is celebrated on Monday. We had made a reservation for the campground in St. Andrews for tonight. They said they expected to be full up for the weekend, so we considered ourselves lucky to get a site.
119 miles, (2:25), 43457-43576
On the drive to St. Andrews, the fall colors were bright for the first half of the trip, similar to yesterday. Then there were less deciduous trees & more evergreen trees; it was looking a lot more like Maine, There were some fairly strong wind gusts during the drive; it remained mostly cloudy. The high today was 61 degrees. We hadn’t seen that kind of warmth for awhile.
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Cow sculptures, Newtown, NB
TCH heading South toward St. Anthony, NB
More Fall colors, TCH heading South toward St. Anthony, NB
More Fall colors, TCH heading South toward St. Anthony, NB
We arrived at the Kiwanis Club Oceanfront Campground at 12:50 p.m. after stopping for gas. This will be our last Canadian gas expenditure for awhile. U.S. prices for gasoline should be much better, with or without the advantage of the exchange rate from U.S. to Canadian dollars. We stayed here in May, our first nights after leaving Maine. They had just opened for the 2019 season & weren’t very crowded. It was windy & cold. This time at the campground, there was a line-up at the registration building – RV’s galore – a parade of fancy vehicles. Eventually, we checked in & were directed to site #8. This turned out to be a great campsite with a very nice Ocean view. Throughout the day we watched RV after Trailer after Van, most of them quite large, arrive & take a spot. We had no doubt this campground would be full for the holiday Thanksgiving weekend. This must be the way it is at large, independent campgrounds offering full hook-ups during the summer months. Since we always stay at State Parks or Provincial Parks if possible, we miss out on this parade. The campsites are fairly close together. Almost all of our neighbors have dogs & we are enjoying watching the various owners & dogs playing in the area in front of this row of RV’s. The Thanksgiving holiday in Canada must be a really big deal; there are lots of people here.
Crowded! Kiwanis Oceanfront Campground, St. Anthony, NB
Site 8, Kiwanis Oceanfront Campground, St. Anthony, NB
We leave tomorrow for our return to the United States, with some apprehension about Customs. We’ve heard horror stories, but so far, we’ve had no problem. We have used all our drugs & alcohol & given away our guns in advance (ho ho ho!) and are carrying no fresh vegetables (as if they exist in Newfoundland anyway). We should be fine.
Oceanfront Camping (Kiwanis Club): For more information about this campground, please see the link to the campground review from our previous visit to St. Andrews, New Brunswick. Friday, May 10, 2019
Thursday, October 10, 2019
NOVA SCOTIA TO NEW BRUNSWICK.
Day 167 – Wow, the sun was shining again this morning; we forgot how nice it could be! It was 51 degrees at 7:15 a.m. We packed up leisurely & departed Harbour Light Campground at 10:35 a.m. It was 55 degrees & still sunny, but there was haze & a few clouds in the distance.
210 miles,(4:05), 43247-43457