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North America » Canada » New Brunswick » Saint John September 26th 2012

Travel day I slept in! Can’t believe it but when I woke it was after 8am. It was very windy out but warm. Marg jumped up and went right to the showers because she had a cold one yesterday. Thought if she got there early it would be warm. It was great so she came back energized and ready to lend a hand. We prepared some things then decided to have our 2nd coffee/tea watching the wind and water and the seagulls fly by. Our last hoorah for this great Bar Harbor experience. We were off by 10:45. We traveled north and then east ending up on highway 9. The terrain changed to rolling hills then more elevation and the trees were changing more and some places were outstanding. We reached the border to Canada at ... read more

New Brunswick -vanaf 15 februari-

North America » Canada » New Brunswick » Saint John May 3rd 2012

Chocoladerivier

Canaduo

Door busstakingen die nu al maanden duurden waren onze reisplannen een beetje in de war geschopt. We waren hierdoor 'gedwongen' om de trein te nemen (die veel duurder is dan de bus). Uiteindelijk waren we ergens wel blij dat we niet weer de bus hoefden te nemen. Een nacht in de trein was een stuk comfortabeler dan een nacht in de bus. Het probleem was alleen dat we met de trein niet konden komen waar we wilden, Saint John. Op goed geluk namen we dus maar de trein naar de dichtstbijzijnste plaats (152km verderop): Moncton. We vonden het te koud om van daar naar Saint John te liften maar besloten om via een 'rideshare' website toch te proberen een lift te krijgen. We waren nog maar net Moncton aan het verkennen toen we een berichtje kregen ... read more

Day 37 to 47 Moncton to Grand Falls NB

North America » Canada » New Brunswick » Saint John October 10th 2011

scenic New Brunswick

Jeepa and Weedie

Hank and I returned to the crew after a well needed visit with family and friends. We received a very warm welcome back! Day 38 was a no relay day. I did a side trip to Hopewell Park at the Bay of Fundy with Mike, Monty and Sonny. We walked (wheeled) on the ocean floor! What a spectacular wonder of the world! Day 39 I was driving the command vehicle behind the Medal Bearers. We travelled from Moncton to Sussex. We had some interesting modes of transport. We had a horse and buggy, a vintage car and the "Foxtrotters" (ladies running club) carry the medal. We stayed in Sussex at the Amsterdam Inn. Very quaint and picturesque town. Day 40 I was on command again. We travelled from Sussex to Saint John. What a beautiful drive ... read more

Saint John

North America » Canada » New Brunswick » Saint John September 27th 2011

Saint John

MargieAnn

When I woke up, Ken was not there. I didn’t even hear him get up. I get up, get dressed as he is coming in the room. We have a Lobster Bake scheduled for 1 PM today so we can take our time. We got some lattes and went to the very back of the Lido deck. We are in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. It looks like a very industrial port. We eat breakfast and then shower. It is another warm, sunny day; maybe a little cooler but still t-shirt weather. We walked to the old City Market; kind of reminds me of Findlay Market in Cincinnati. We walked around for a while. It is a very clean city. We head back down to the harbor and have a beer and chowder at one of ... read more

Day 14

North America » Canada » New Brunswick » Saint John August 4th 2011

sand dunes on PEI

Burger29

We're running out of days in Canada, but we are still seeing some cool sites. We headed north out of Charlottetown up to the north coast and walked on the red sandy shores of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The water was pretty cold but people still swim in it. We didn't see anybody swimming when we were there as it was only 65 degrees. Lots of cottages everywhere and it looks to be a very popular place for Canadian summer vacations. We stopped at a local market and purchased a bag of new potatos. There are potato farms everywhere on the island, and the dirt is red. We also stopped at the House of Green Gables in Cavendish and that was interesting. Just stayed long enough to snap a few photos and then we headed ... read more

Down time in a new place- New Brunswick!

North America » Canada » New Brunswick » Saint John July 22nd 2011

Hold your breath & make a wish.

ErinandBrian

Welcome to New Brunswick, land of the winding narrow roads, roadside blueberry markets and lapping waves on rocky outcrops. We left Quebec and headed on to New Brunswick, which is where we are still. We have been staying with my Auntie Brenda just outside Saint John in the lovely little town L’etete. The house is directly on the water and we get to see the tides come in and out from the big back deck. There are 2 little beaches right off the back of the property, where a friend of the family’s went and picked us fresh scallops for dinner the night we arrived. He just suited up in a dry suit, put on a tank of air and spent an hour gathering scallops and interesting sea life for us to look at. He brought ... read more

St John, New Brunswick to Deer Island and Campobello

North America » Canada » New Brunswick » Saint John July 14th 2011

Ferry to St John

kelleygirl

Week 6 July 14 Fifty degrees and windy will get your attention at 6:45am. That was the weather when we drove into Tim Horton's for a coffee to warm and wake us up for our hour long wait to board the ferry. The Princess of Acadia was quite a big ship with two restaurants and a small movie theater (Dave thought it should have had beds for the $164 three hour crossing fee.) I happily settled into a Liam Neeson movie to take my mind off my queasy stomach. By the time we docked in St. John, New Brunswick, Dave had forgotten all about the fee and was excited to watch the crew handle the boat as it docked. As we drove off the boat we passed oil refineries and big brown Crosby Molasses tanks each ... read more

The view from Sunset Beach on Deer Island

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