Day 23 (7/14/09) - Campobello to St. Martins, NB

This morning it was 63° when we left Herring Cove Campground at 9:15. We decided not to take the ferry, but to drive the rough and tumble highway 189 in the US toward Highway 1 up to Calais, ME. We crossed into Canada to St. Stephen. There was a short line into Canada, but a very long line into the US. It seems the Canadians prefer to buy their fuel in the US where the price is about $2.70 a gallon; Canada charges about $.96 a litre (~ $4.00 gallon). On the way to Calais, we passed the 45th parallel - halfway between the equator and the north pole! You had to be there to believe it.

We stopped at the St. Croix Island overlook to have lunch. http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/lhn-nhs/nb/stcroix/index.aspx A French colony was established on St. Croix in 1604. Most of the settlers died of scurvy. Their survivors moved on and established Port Royal, Nova Scotia.

The next stop was the Atlantic Salmon Interpretive Center in Chamcook. http://www.asf.ca/interpretive.php We now have a completely different appreciation for this tasty fish. It seems they are much smarter than we thought.

We are camping at Century Farm Family Campground at St. Martins. A beautiful view of the bay. We were invited to dinner by a couple camping behind us - Gerry and Wendy Vickers from Alberta. Turns out they spend their winters in Casa Grande. Maybe they'll try Gold Canyon.

Driving Distance: 283 km - it's Canada, eh?

Driving time: 4.5 hours

KPG: 36.8

Fuel: $30.19 US (11.4 gal at $2.64 per gal)

Camping: $26.44