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…

After a relaxing night camping in Randy and Linda’s beautiful yard, we started the day out at D&H Motors where Randy and his father were busy explaining the features of new Lincoln Motor Cars to customers. Noah opted to spend the day there optimizing the wireless network and catching up on his reading.   Linda drove…

We intentionally didn’t get moving early, so traffic could clear before heading North. The drive was fine through the Massachusetts technology corridor (iRobot, Nvidia, Bose, IBM, etc…) and over the little portion of New Hampshire that has coastline.  We stopped at the Maine welcome center and made lunch, then got Noah ready for school with…