On the open road

Edmundston, NB – It was before six when we got up this mor-ning, per-haps be-cause we haven’t got-ten over that Newfound-land half hour, or maybe it’s because home is getting closer.  In any case, we were pleased to see a sunny morning shaping up.

The Moncton site was one of few campgrounds we’ve visited that had a coin-operated shower. A quarter buys you five minutes, and it meant I had to buy ten minutes’ worth to rinse off that last slippery bit of soap for all of 30 seconds into my second quarter. Somehow that doesn’t look like saving water to me!

We were on the road by eight, and had a very enjoyable trip across New Brunswick and northward alongside the border with Maine. The highway was in good shape and a pleasure for Val to drive without potholes to dodge around. It was also a four-lane the whole way, so we got lovely wide vistas of farmland, rivers, forested areas, rock cuts and…..clouds.

Clouds! Masses of them in wonderful profusion across a huge blue sky – they were amazing! Against a backdrop of pure white ones, there were streaks of wispy, blue-grey clouds and great poufy ones like enormous cotton balls. Off in the distance, we could see some shedding rain in soft grey fingers that caressed the treetops.

We pulled off the highway in Woodstock to pick up a few groceries, fuel up and have lunch. It was actually warm enough to eat on the outdoor patio at the restaurant, although a staff member had to come out and dry off the table and chairs before we could sit down. She said it had rained and stormed so hard last night they were worried that trees might be toppled.

The River-side RV park just outside Edmundston was nearly empty when we arrived in the early afternoon, so we got a good pull-through site. It has since filled up quite a bit. It’s a lovely spot with green, grassy lots, mature trees, and a pretty stream flowing by. We actually pulled out our lawn chairs and sat outside for a while, but it began to cool down and then it sprinkled, so we put them away again.

Into the supper hour, the sun came out, then it rained, then the sun came out again AND it rained at the same time – so I suppose somewhere, there must be a rainbow, but I’d have to get wet to go out and look for it! That’s it for today – with extra room for cloud pictures. Enjoy!