DAY 34 - BOSTON

Our Friendly Commuter Train Conductor

View of the Boston Skyline

Four very happy men at the Boston Red Sox Game!

Friendly Policemen Giving Us Directions

The morning started off with the guys planning to golf - however rain interfered with that - and they came back to the park early!   The Laundry room had Wi-Fi so I was able to write some e-mails and then suddenly we all decided to leave for Boston on the commuter train.  We had tickets to the Red Sox game at 7:00 p.m. but if we got to Boston earlier - we could maybe take in a bus tour.  Well this is what we did - the Commuter train was 1 hour long (but looking at the traffic we decided the train was definitely the way to go)...the bus driver was quite entertaining however also quite loud!   Very informative though and we saw a lot.   Bob had arranged for the tickets so was anxious to get to "will call" early and eat fast food prior to the game.  The Red Sox were playing the Toronto Blue Jays and the Blue Jays won 11-9.   After two subway trips and the commuter train we were home just before midnight.   

DAY 33 - ST. JOHNSBURY VT TO CIRCLE FARM BELLINGHAM MA.(BOSTON)

The colours kept getting more beautiful!


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Take just outside of St. Johnsbury, Vermont

  Today we travelled through Vermont,  New Hampshire and Massachusetts.   What a beautiful drive!   Don Wagar said it was 'the best drive he had ever taken'...however I quickly reminded him of his drive to Mt. Maunganui'.!!   I am attaching a few photos - it was mile after mile after mile of beautiful trees.  Not all had changed color yet - because of the warm weather - but some of them were changing and to me it was BEAUTIFUL!    We are staying at Circle Farm RV Park which is 30 minutes out of Boston by commuter train.   We are going to be here for 5 nights so I plan to catch up on a lot of e-mails etc.   Bob had a 'back-in' which he did very well and then we cleaned the RV from top to toe - now it feels more like home again!    Made 'slop' for dinner - so Bob was thrilled and Sue has invited us over at 7:30 for pie.  Where does she get the time to make pies??   She is amazing!  We are so looking forward to that.    After a long drive today - and with a fun 5 days planned - we again are so grateful to be on this trip.    How much better can it be travelling with such close friends and family....we are blessed!



 


 





 

DAY 32 - BANGOR MAINE TO ST. JOHNSBURY VERMONT

We left our lovely Campsite in Bangor Maine.  Had a beautiful rig next to us called the "Presidential Suite" which the guy wanted to sell to us.  He even said he would deliver it to us - but then had second thoughts when he heard we lived in B.C.!!  Everyone came down to our Rig at 7:50 for prayer - Bob was the leader today and after much discussion it was decided to just follow Highway 2 to St. Johnsbury.  So this was an easy route - very picturesque and we enjoyed the scenery a lot.   Some of the leaves had changed but unfortunately with the weather being unusually warm we are about 2 weeks early we hear.   However I got lots of pretty pictures.   Stopped at a nice Restaurant for 'Brunch' so that meant no more stops til Moose River Campground.   Don & Bob got a 'pullthrough' however Gil & Ted were by the river so that was nice too.   Visited the Maple Syrup shop - and then home for a relaxing evening.

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!!