DAY 31 - ST. JOHN to BANGOR, MAINE, U.S.A.

Site #66

A very pretty 'Dumping Station'

This will probably be a day without too many pictures.  We left this morning at 8:15 and had no trouble crossing the border - except for them confiscating 2 tomatoes and an apple out of my fridge!   I thought it quite unfair as Don & Jan had stuff too - but the guy couldn't climb over the counter to check their fridge without the slides being out!!!    Our camp site is Pumpkin Patch RV Resort - we hadn't reserved so had to take what we could get so our camp sites are quite separated.  Bob did an awesome job backing in and 'dumping' prior as our site came only with electricity and water (no dumping)!  Our number is 66...that's kind of scary.  Glad it's not 666.  Thunder showers are in the forecast - but in spite of that we plan to barbeque tonight.   No sightseeing planned for today!  However I was thrilled when Gil & Ted offered to help Bob install the collapsible counter that had broken in my 'kitchen'.   The 3 of them succeeded - and now I have my extendible counter back.  Thank you Gil & Ted.   A  relaxing evening is planned for tonight!!!

DAY 30 - ST. JOHN N.B.

Taken over-looking the Reverse Falls

It was a day in St. John today to sightsee - shop - and do whatever!  It's nice to have these days once in a while but we always have things to catch up on too - so it's not that we sit around and do nothing!   Bob needed to get brackets to repair the shelf in the kitchen area...us girls needed a cosmetic maintenance job - and then of course we must make time to see the famous 'Reverse Falls'.    We left for the Falls around 2 p.m.   It probably should have been called the 'Reverse Rapids'!   However it was interesting as we saw the Bay of Fundy tide come in over-running the St. John river.   It's the highest tide in world - up to 30 feet.   It causes the St. John river to go backwards - very fascinating.   This all happened around 4 p.m. and then it was to go in reverse around 7:00 p.m. So after enjoying it all for a while and talking to a Kayaking man we decided to go to the Swiss Chalet for dinner and then return to see the reverse action.  This we did - but it was so cold - that only Ted, Don & Jan stayed to see it.  Tomorrow we leave Canada and enter the U.S.   My oh my - this trip is going very fast!

DAY 29 - DIGBY N.S. TO ST. JOHN - NEW BRUNSWICK

We avoided the drums constantly!!

It was a very early start this morning - met at 6:45 a.m. so that meant preparing the Rig and getting everything secure much earlier!  However we all were on time and drove about 15 minutes to the Ferry.   Crossed the Bay of Fundy on the Ferry which took 3 hours - had breakfast on board and then found some comfortable chairs to just knit and veg!   The only thing I thought was - that considering the cost of this Ferry Ride they could at least HEAT it!   I was freezing!   We got a little lost making our way to the Campsite.   Much of this was due to the fact that often roads were closed or serious road works (see picture)  however with the help of 'On-Star' soon found our way and got 4 pull-throughs close to each other.   Rockwood Park Campgrounds had a very picturesque entry and I have attached a couple of photos.   It was time to grocery shop again - and so spent time doing that and then made Tacos for supper.  Tonight Jan has made Apple Crisp for us all - Yum!

DAY 28 - HALIFAX TO DIGBY N.S.

This is where we had lunch.

Not too much driving today.   Gathered for prayer at 8:30 instead of the usual 8:00 a.m.   Decided to take an alternate route to Digby as we are now taking a ferry to St. John New Brunswick tomorrow.   This is all due to the fact that Bob has managed to get tickets to watch Boston and Toronto play Baseball and so we need to get to Boston a day earlier!   Us girls are going to the game as well - we will enjoy hotdogs!!   Stopped at Annapolis Royal for lunch (a good friend of ours was born there so this was important to do).   As 4 Rigs drove into the little town we got lots of stares!   Drove past Bay of Fundy - very pretty.   A nice Campsite here at Digby - parked up top - able to get some laundry done straight away - and Marg & Sue were able to purchase Jackets in a very short time!    Then Bob and the guys watched the Lions play football while I relaxed on the computer!!

DAY 27 - HALIFAX

Got an early start this morning and after everyone kindly stopped for us to pick up some requirements for our bench that broke in our Rig - went straight to the Information Centre on the Halifax Wharf and decided on the Bus Tour we all wanted.   Picked up Subway for lunch and then caught the Bus at 1:00 p.m.  It was a double-decker but closed in.   Interesting Tour Guide (although a little rude to one of us who couldn't help but take a phone call!)...however he told very interesting stories but after stopping at the Citadel we walked back to the wharf.   The old homes were beautiful - Winston Churchill Statue interesting - Victoria Park so pretty - and stories about the Titanic gripping.   Dinner at a nice restaurant at the wharf and back in our Rig by 8:00 p.m

"Theodore"

DAY 26 - HALIFAX - NOVA SCOTIA

Today was a wonderful day - We started off by visiting Mahone Bay.  Apparently this is the truest replica of an English Village on the Continent.  As you can see by the pictures below it is a beautiful place - however everything was very expensive.  We wandered around the shops - had Fish & Chips for lunch at a very quaint restaurant and then drove to Lunenburg.   Another very pretty place - and again just wandered around taking in the beauty.   Don visited a museum.   The highlight of the day however was the drive to Peggy's Cove.   Our first stop was the site of the Swiss Air Memorial.  Very interesting but also very sombre.   Later drove right to Peggy's Cove and made our way over the rocks to the Lighthouse.  Lots of photos attached.   Drove home for dinner at the Rig and had a relaxing evening.  

Peggy's Cove Itself

Mahone Bay





DAY 25 - CHARLOTTETOWN PEI TO PEGGY'S COVE NOVA SCOTIA

This is the site we saw as we were coming in to Nova Scotia on the ferry.

Left this morning for Peggy's Cove from Charlottetown and I must say that I was glad to leave the camp site!  It was not a good one!   However...sad to leave the lovely friendly people we met and the beautiful countryside.  Such a relaxed atmosphere there.   We were the leaders today...so we had to keep alert!  Stopped for gas - and it's quite a feat to do this with 4 rigs!   However all are excellent drivers and soon we were on our way to the Ferry.   We didn't arrive in time to catch the 9:30 so strolled over to the terminal and had something to eat and then caught the 11:15.    Managed to get our first taste of Cows ice-cream on the ferry - Very good!!  A pretty drive to Peggy's Cove and a very nice camp site welcomed us.   It's name was "Wayside Super City Camping Park" situated across from the water.   The lady in the office commented how she remembered the night that Swiss Air flight went down - the terrible noise that it made.   After dinner everyone came over and we watched the RV movie....although we had all seen it before it still made us all laugh.   Looking forward to seeing the Memorial Site tomorrow where the Swiss Air flight went down.....we are just 4 miles from the site.