August 31st, 2010
Edmunston, NB to Perth-Andover, NB
Feeling fresh and ready after some impressively large bowls of cereal, we were off to check out the New Brunswick roads. The day started off nice and easy on HWY 144, through Edmunston. So easy, in fact, that we rolled right past our meeting place and ended up 15 km down the road wondering where Lois was. We called Mom, to tell her that we were still alive and well (and blonde?) and continued on our way through the rolling hills next to the St. John River Valley. It was a nice mixture between farmland and lush forest, and the road was in great shape all the way to Grand Falls/Grand Sault, NB!
A view of the St. John River Valley, on our right hand side for the whole day!
Salmon River, NB
Looks like gymnastics, but it's just a stretch.
Pawning off extra watermelon to some construction workers on HWY 144 East. The Acadian french accent takes some getting used to!
We ate lunch next to the impressive gorge waterfall, and then decided to hit the road and do an extra 40km to Perth-Andover, NB.
A very New Brunswick view.
A stop at the Shell gas station on the outskirts of Grand Falls for a fuel-up! Thank you Shell!
It was pretty hot (over 30 degrees C) as we turned onto HWY 105 south in the afternoon. We had the road to ourselves until a border collie farm dog aggressively chased us and snapped at our front tires. I think he assumed we were runaway sheep... So as usual, we just laughed and unclipped our pedal shoes - ready for anything! In the heat of the moment, instead of yelling to scare the dog away, we said happy things like, “It’s ok! Good Boy!”. Mom tried to rescue us by driving Lois out into the middle of the vacant road, in hopes of deterring him from our path. Luckily, he eventually realized that neither us nor Lois were his sheep, and went home.
We stopped for ice cream in Perth-Andover, then continued to our mystery campground, which ended up being amazing! It was right next to the river, and had a refreshing pool. I fell asleep after my swim until a rain cloud decided to cool us all down with a wicked downpour. Turkey burgers for dinner, and we called it a successful day!
Mom and I synchronize swimming in the pool
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