We arrived at our campsite last night 15 minutes BEFORE our planned ETA. We must be getting REALLY OLD to be that punctual on a 250 mile trip.
The drive to NB was "mucky" the whole way, marked by intermittent visibilities and a steady drizzle. With the exception, of course, of our departure. That little time period, when Jay was out connecting the things that needed to be connected, and disconnecting the things that need to be disconnected. During that time, it was a downpour. Of course. It leads to the claim of authenticity, however. He's A REAL CAMPER.
Despite the rain and occasional haze, the drive was quite beautiful. Sorry, no pictures were taken. But eastern Quebec (Province) is gorgeous farmland and rolling hills, and New Brunswick quickly becomes rugged with wanna-be mountains and bountiful rivers. (We're not trying to demean the hills here, but they are not really mountains, but they are fairly substantial).
Our "neighbors" in the park are friends/related, and our site sits between their two sites. They invited us to join them and partake in a Canadian tradition. We did.
We drank beer.
They come here for weekend get-aways and this is just one of those weekends. They were quite friendly and colorful in their views of travel and Americans. Like many Canadians, they enjoy Florida and last year one couple did an extensive RV trip around Florida. They all work for the power company, and one fellow is a lineman. He works outside during all kinds of weather. Yikes. It's cold here, and it's MAY! The high today is supposed to be 60.
We will spend the day checking out Fredericton and we plan a leisurely dinner at "home". We depart on Sunday for Notre Mer! Our Sea!
If you don't know the history of that name, it's what we call the cottage. Every cottage deserves a name, but we couldn't decide on one. Everytime we would visit, we would remark that the privacy of the home made us feel like we had "our own ocean" which led to the affectionate term of "Our Ocean". Eventually Jay's astute cousin Paul offered that "Notre Mer", which means "Our Sea" in French might be a good name for the cottage. We loved it immediately, and Notre Mer it is.
So, in closing, we will show you a logo for an event we have planned at Notre Mer in June. Michelle and her sisters, and a young quartet from Nashville will all be at the cottage and we are going to have a Feed of Lobster and a Barbershop Harmony night! And of course, when you mix the two, you get LobsterShop! If you are in the neighborhood on June 24th - stop by!!
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| This will probably be the most delicious music ever. |
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