Back to the Maine Land

We decided not to take the ferry from Nova Scotia back to the states and had to back track a bit through New Brunswick. That took us full day and we stayed at a RV park in transition right near the Canadian\US border. The park had new owners and they were hoping to get it back in shape. It was situated on nice spot but needed some work. I hope they make it!

We left bright and early the next day. Spent the last of our Canadian money on diesel fuel. Jack was happy that would be the last time he had to pump that much money into the tank. All in all Canada averaged about 25% higher for everything. We had good time with our Canadian neighbors but we were glad to get back into the good old USA. We crossed over on US 1. They had a brand new border crossing facility with a special bay for RVs and trucks. We were pretty much the only ones crossing which we thought was odd. The border patrol looked happy to have something to do. Turns out most of the local traffic use the old crossing.

Us 1 was slow going and needs some love and care. We were planning on staying in the Bar Harbor area and checking out Acadia NP but the area was a zoo! We headed on down the road a bit and stayed in a RV park just outside of Searsport. It was right on the water and had this mother earth funky granola vibe. They had goats and a garden and all sorts of fun things for the little ones but it was pricey. We really enjoyed the park and had a fun time exploring the area and local towns. Lots to do but after Canada the added traffic and crowds was a bit of an adjustment.
Next Jack and I went down memory lane. Both of us lived in Brunswick at one time years apart and we suspected that we may have lived in the same motor home park just outside of town. The town of Brunswick has grown a bit but we did find the park and it was the same place we both remembered. We have few of these type of almost meeting situations in our lives - guess we were just meant to be together!

The next leg of the trip is dedicated to visiting old friends and family. First stop Massachusetts and an old friend of Jack's -Russell Seegers.
The park we stayed in was nestled in the woods and had a family of wild turkeys roaming around and a wonderful farm stand \bakery across the road. Russell gave us tour of the area by car and boat. We met a few of Russel's friends Ray and Harriet and had a wonderful cookout at the Biff homestead of steak,lobster and fresh baked pecan pie courtesy of the farm stand. Good food and friends made for a wonderful time.

Super Nova Scotia

We crossed over from PEI on the ferry. It was a beautiful day and the crossing was very pleasant. Decided to stay near Peggy's Cove about 30 mile or so from Halifax. Very interesting area geographically - very pretty and if you go there on a foggy day it has a haunting charm. I could picture this area being the setting of a good mystery novel. However, it is a popular place and I would suggest seeing it early in the morning if you are looking to get pictures without people mulling around the area. We stayed at a little RV park on the water a few miles away. Very old but has all of this rustic charm. The owner was an older woman who was very sweet and proud that she owned and lived there for fifty years.

We spent a day in Halifax and checked out the Maritime Museum and Citadel Hill. Jack has been interested in Titanic history long before it became popular due to a certain movie. Halifax was involved in the body recovery effort. An interesting tidbit is that toe tags were first used by doctor who was charged with body identification task (or so our tour guide said at the museum). It was later used again by him in the great Halifax explosion. There is a cemetery near by that has remains of the unclaimed souls. We were going to visit it but the day was one of those hot and oppressive days and opted out.

Wodi (one of furry four legged traveling companions) was acting very odd for himself and I was concerned something was wrong. We ended up finding a vet near Halifax. Nothing was serious and we decided that he may have just hurt himself and needed a few days rest. Those short legs sometimes make it hard for him to get up stairs and I suspect he may have either strained something or his back was sore. He did get back to his prancing self in few days.

It was decision time. We had toyed with the idea of heading over to Newfoundland since the beginning of the trip. We looked into cost of taking the Biff on the ferry which is the only way to get there from here. Time and money became the deciding factor since we did have a rough deadline to get home by October for Emily and JR's wedding. We are already planning when we will come back to this area to see the Fall colors and Newfoundland. Plus we are told the Cape Brenton area of Nova Scotia is also something to see.

We headed over the north side of the island to see the Bay of Fundy and with the thought of taking the ferry back over to the mainland New Brunswick. It was going to be bit pricey and although it would have saved us driving time the cost ratio to justify it was not. We ended back tracking a bit and driving to New Brunswick.

From Nova Scotia

We did spend few days in the Bay of Fundy area, very cool to see how dramatic the tides are at the different times of the day. We stayed at the "Look Off" Rv park which has great views of the valley and bay. I ended up enjoying this area quite a bit. We found fun little winery in Blomidon. The name originally was "Blow Me Down " but over the years in morphed into Blomidon. Ended buying few bottles of wine which by the way seemed to have higher alcohol content ( ask Jack about that one). We also found restaurant "Between the Bushes" that was in the middle of blueberry and raspberry fields. The food was excellent. I commented on how loud the birds were in this area and turns out they were loud speakers of predatory birds to keep the other birds from eating the berries. Boy did I feel stupid :) JLS