Still Kicking: Two Nights in Car, Two in Camp

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Starting out Friday night, we joined the slow column of cars heading east out of Toronto on the 401. Arriving in Quebec City the next morning, we pulled in to Domaine de la Chute, one of a few recommended campsites on the Internet.


The only visible minority there, we also discovered how little French we knew, combined! But we had nice neighbours who shared their firewood, citronella oil, and extra tarp and tent pegs.


To keep up with the Joneses, and to stave off the mosquitoes, we got ourselves a screenhouse. Well, it rained buckets all night the second night, and we found out--it keeps neither rain nor bugs out.


So we continued east, past the beautiful Riviere du Loup and into New Brunswick. At the Visitor Centre at the provincial border, we found out we'd arrived on New Brunswick Day. We got our pins, flags, and brochures and headed to the capital, Fredericton. After watching the sunset on St. John River, we hunted in vain for a Chinese restaurant and wound up at McDonalds, where we were able to watch the fireworks lighting up over a strip mall. Tired of the mosquitoes there, we drove on to Moncton by night and arrived at 3:30 a.m.


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At 110 km/h, the Transcanadian Highway through New Brunswick is the first place I've driven in Canada with a speed limit of over 100 km/h. Our fully loaded and then some minivan, air-conditioning at full blast, got a serious workout on a few steep hills.


Another night in the car--we "camped out" at the Superstore in Moncton and hit Ponderosa Pines campground this afternoon. Finally, some Wifi access, a shaded lot, and English--with French (New Brunswick is the only bilingual province). It was nice seeing the Hopewell "Flowerpot" Rocks, home of the world's biggest tides, just 1 km from the campsite.


So here we are, wondering if we should stay another day or head on up to Shediac or PEI. Hope you guys have been having a great time.