Category: Camping

Auditorium at RPI The real reason for the trip to Brenda’s was so we could tour the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) campus in Troy. A combination of very old and ultra-modern buildings sit on the side of a hill overlooking the Hudson River Valley. We were a bit disappointed in the school since they only…

On Street (Hill) Parking Don & Donna filled us up with delicious scrambled eggs and sent us on our way with two bags of homemade cookies.  Traveling south, the sun came out and we decided to stop in Portland because my cousin Linda mentioned a walking trail on the harbor front with a narrow gauge…

Today we’re headed back down to the US from Canada. We decided to take the main highway rather than run into more construction. The hills and St John River valley are scenic. We stopped in Fredricton, the capital of New Brunswick, for lunch in a city park.  It looks like the old parts of the…

Shortly after breakfast, we rolled downhill from the campground to the town of Alma, where we were told we had to stop for Sticky Buns.  We weren’t disappointed though, of course, they weren’t quite as good as mom’s. Guess what the road was like again today… More Construction! We stopped at an overlook where Beth…

We left early to arrive in St. John to see the famous “Reversing Falls”. These were what made Beth interested in driving to New Brunswick.  We arrived at high tide so we could see the water falls going upstream. What a disappointment! They should be booked as “Disappearing Falls,” since there was only some turbulent water…

We continued north on Saturday, crossing the border into Canada. Our first reservation was just across the border in Saint Andrews, a cute little town on Passamaquoddy Bay. The campground was crowded and we were three rows in, but could still see the water through our back window.  It was just a quick walk across…