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North America » Canada » New Brunswick » Saint Andre September 28th 2011

Hi, Everyone – It’s Wednesday and we’re now back in the States, in Maine, in Acadia National Park. The following photos are from Sunday, our sunny day on Grand Manan Island. Should any of you pine for an inexpensive house with an amazing water view, particularly one where huge tides roll in twice a day – Grand Manan is the place for you --particularly if you like quiet, quaintness, freedom from the madding crowds, and don’t plan to make your livelihood fishing. It’s a good place to write a book or paint or throw pots. Since the fishing industry has gone south in the past several years in the Canadian Maritimes, a great many people have had to relocate. Inside the local bank we saw at least 100 properties posted for sale at very low prices ... read more
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North America » Canada » New Brunswick » Saint Andre September 27th 2011

Hi, Friends – The next several photos are of Grand Manan Island. It was our first trip there, although we’d been to Campobello and Deer Islands before which are nearby. All three of these islands are considered part of New Brunswick and are quite close to Maine. We took an hour and a half ferry ride to get there and then, three days later, to return to the mainland. For the first two days, we had heavy fog and couldn’t see much, so the first day we had some good down time in our cozy camper with our fuzzy, warm travel cats and some good TV stations. The second day we went for 2-hour walk to see something called “Hole in the Wall” – a tough walk with a lot of climbing and slippery cliff tops. ... read more
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