1. Heading East

Good-bye Old Paint

BT Cruiser, Vintage 2005 - Moving On

After 20 years and 89,000 miles, we have sold our 30-foot motorhome. In its' place, we've downsized to a travel trailer.  After a couple of trial weekend jaunts last Fall, we're ready to take it out for a longer trip, this time through Maine to New Brunswick, with the ultimate destination of Cape Breton in Nova Scotia.  

New camper - at St. Andrews

We left home on May 23 and spent a first uneventful night in Skowhegan Maine.  We crossed the border into Canada the next day and settled in for a couple of nights in St. Andrews, New Brunswick.  St. Andrews is a charming little town on Passimaquaddy Bay, the virtual entrance into the Bay of Fundy - and just two miles from the coast of Maine as the crow flies.

Monday May 25: 

The rain caught up with us in St. Andrews NB on our second morning out, but I remind myself that it's what we call a First World Problem. Walking my dogs in the morning, I ran into a woman who was tenting it in this rain (been there, done that - many years ago!).  Sure, we had to put up with the odor of wet dogs when we came back in, but we did so while enjoying breakfast and a hot cup of coffee inside the heated and dry camper.

The heavy rain continued until mid-afternoon, so it was a day of walking around and light shopping in this lovely little town.

We were rewarded at the end of the day with clearing skies and a gorgeous view of the bay right from our campsite.

Tuesday May 26: 

Waking up to gorgeous skies on Tuesday, we left St. Andrews behind and headed East.  We crossed into Nova Scotia from the North as rain clouds moved in - and greeted us at the next RV park. 

Blue skies in St. Andrews - monument to those who succombed to disease on their journey to North America from Ireland during the 1850's famine there.

Weather not as favorable on our first night in Nova Scotia - but hope springs eternal for when we reach Cape Breton

Wednesday May 26: 

Ah, Cape Breton and all it promises!  Tomorrow we start the Cabot Trail - for today, the views were only "potential"....

...hope springs eternal, but the weather forecast sure doesn't look promising.  "Comfortable in the camper" has its limits, especially with two wet dogs that want to go out and play!

Should we have packed our snowshoes?   Stay tuned...!