Oct. 1st

Another month has started and we are into our 5th month on the road. We've left Canada and are zipping through the US.

This is one of the worse days of wind and rain we've had on this trip. We stop for the night in Augusta, ME.

Sept. 30th

We start the day of with a walk along the beach, looking for anything that we can add to Indy's shell collection.

A 15 minute drive and we are at Saint Stephen. The best place in town is Ganong Chocolates, established in 1873, Canada's oldest candy company. In 2000 St. Stephen was given the title of "Canada's Chocolate Town." Of course we can't leave without buying some chocolates.

We head back to our campsite and get caught up on our wash and just take it easy before we head out tomorrow into Maine. A pretty quite day.

Sept. 29th

The last couple days the fog has been pretty heavy. We take our time getting ready and leaving our campsite. A two minute drive and we are at Starbucks so I can catch up on the last few day for the blog.

It's just after lunch and we get out of Saint John. With the fog so heavy we decide to stick to the coast line and see if I can find any harbours I can get some photos. We stop at Black's Harbour for lunch and then hit the road again.

We stop just out side of St. Andrews at Bayside and set up camp. This is one of the better sites we've been on for awhile. Right on the water and looking at Saint Croix Island. With 195 sites and most filled with empty trailers, the place is empty. No one even in the office anymore, just a sign " pick any spot and leave your money in an envelope.

Sept. 28th

Rain, rain and more rain. We catch a bus to downtown Saint John to check out the city.

First stop is the Old City Market, first opened in 1876, the market has stood the test of time, from the great fire of 1877 which devoured the city. A full city block in length it runs downhill from the head of the market, gently sloping a full 20 feet to the other end.

A little lunch, some more street walking and we decide to call it a day and head back to the bus. We check out one of the local malls and run into a gentlemen who just love Indira, he offers us a coffee and to sit down awhile. His name was Habib Kilisli, he arrived in NB 26 years ago from Turkey. He tells us a few things about NB and that it is good place to live. He is with the NDP, and it seems the day before he lost at the election the was just held here. He wished us well in our travels and we are on are way.

Sept. 27

Well I'll start with a little update on last night. Dinner at St. Hubert's was really good, as good as I remember all those years ago.

Today we are off to Hopewell Rocks, at low tide we are able to explore the coves with flowerpot-shaped rock formations. Then the tide gently shifts and 100-billion tonnes of salt water slowly fills the Bay of Fundy.

We make our way to Saint John and decide to stay to night here so tomorrow we can go out and check downtown. With some off time Indy and I do a little shopping and she finds a new friend the same size as her. Also a mask she liked for Halloween.

Sept. 26th

We decide to stick around Moncton for the day to catch the Tidal Bore and because the weather is going to be a little better tomorrow when we head for Hopewell Cape.

So you might ask, what is a Tidal Bore? Well, (Bore=crest or wave) it is a natural phenomenon which is seen in very few parts of the world.

The Bay of Fundy is particularly noted for its extremely high tides, the highest in the world, and for its tadal bores. Twice in a 24 hours, the Petitcodiac River empties and fills. The higher waters in the Bay cause the water in the placid Petitcodiac River to roll back upstream in one wave, which can range in height from 3 to 60 cm. From what we could see the wave was about 20-30 cm today.

It seems it's Tammie's turn to under the weather now, hopefully it doesn't last to long.

We are off to St. Huberts for dinner tonight, it's been about 30 years since the last time I ate at one, I hope it's still as good as I remember.

Another night of free camping at Wal-mart.

Sept. 25th

A light rain starts to fall as we leave our campsite. We decide to make this a driving day due to the weather. The trees are starting to change color here now and should be really nice by the time we get into Maine and Massachusetts. Indira pulling herself up on anything she can grab onto and is very happy standing. As you can see Tammie is having a great time.
We make our way into Moncton and decide to make home tonight at Wal-Mart as it's getting late and we can't seem to locate any other real campgrounds in the area.

Sept. 24th

Our first stop today is the Grand Pre Winery for a little tasting. Ya it's only 10:30 in the morning but I think that's a good time to start. With one bottle in hand we head out and stop just down the road at Just Us for some Fair Trade Coffee.

With the rain starting we decide to skip the coast drive and we start to make our way to New Brunswick. A pretty quite day today.

Sept. 23rd

We get a wake up knock at 7am so we don't miss the ferry. We get ourselves ready and just leave as we never intended on taking the ferry just wanted a free camping spot. From Digby we head up the coast to Morden, from their we stop at Berwick where we get it on good advice they have the best seafood chowder in all NS. Well not sure if it's the best but I must say it sure was the one that had the largest pieces of lobster. From their we make our way to Black Rock for a picture with a mermaid. We have hit the 10,000 miles(16,000KM) mark in the bus today and she is still running pretty good for a 34 year old bus.

With our last stop being Halls Harbour one of the highest tidal movements in the world, 35-40 feet. The fishermen must take their boats out at high tide and then return before low tide or they cannot enter the harbour. We stay right on the dock with one of the fishing boats right in front of the bus so we can check out high tide when it comes in at midnight.

Sept. 22nd

Today we are off leaving Mahone Bay. We cut across the main land and make our way to Digby. Home of the world famous Scallops and nominated Canada's most Romantic City. We walk around the small town and head over to the Pier and O'Neil's one of the few privately owned seafood companies left in Eastern Canada. They have a small restaurant right on site and so order up the breaded Scallops. Not sure what all the hype is all about, they were ok. Of course it starts to rain again so we do a short walk around the docks and check out low tide. Since there isn't to many campgrounds around we decide to camp at the ferry crossing, the one from Digby NS to Saint John NB. Because the last ferry has left for NB you can stay in the parking lot to catch the morning ferry. Since there is only one other RV waiting in the big lot it's a good chance for me to get out the unicycle.

Sept. 21st

Today we head north a bit and make our way to Peggy's cove. Peggy's Cove is one of the most popular stops in Atlantic Canada and one of those places you like to skip because of that reason. But Tammie thinks we should make a stop so I can see what all the fuss is about. It is pretty but not anymore then some other spots, and you wouldn't have to deal with the 20 tour buses that where there. We work our way back and head off on hwy 329, which is between Hubbard's and Chester and follows the coastal area. The driving out here is amazing along the coast, and with so many places for sale it might be a good place to raise Indy.

Back in Mahone Bay for 6:30, a little dinner and catch up on the blog. Tomorrow I think it's time to leave here and keep moving on with our journey.