Thursday, August 23, 2018 (Travel to Camping Colibri sur Mer, Caraquet, NB)

We said goodbye to Campbellton around 9:30 this morning, taking highway 134...against Serena's (GPS) directions. Turns out we should have listened to her and taken highway 11. We took 134 because it followed the coast (or close to it for the most part) but it ended up being rough, with few scenic spots.

As we followed the coast past Dalhousie, we crossed the Eel River...

...onto a causeway that crosses an inlet...

A nice little waterfront park as we pass through Charlo...

A cool looking house along the way...and it's for sale...

Nigadoo River...

Of course, there has to be road construction...

Tetagouche River as we near Bathurst...

We stopped at a Sobey's parking lot in West Bathurst for a break and lunch and then continued through Bathurst...

...making our way to highway 11 towards Caraquet.
Love the name of this boat..."Happy Hour"...

Passing through Stonehaven...

Grande-Anse...Provincial flags...

St-Simon and St-Jude Catholic Church...

Grande Anse Lighthouse...

An interesting roadside display...

Entering Caraquet...our destination...

We arrived at Camping Colibri sur Mer at 1:00. It took us 3 1/2 hours, whereas had we listened to Serena, it would have been 2 hours.

We pulled over at the office to find it closed...hmmm. There was a number in the window to call but when I tried it there was no answer...great. We knew our site number so Steve walked over to check it out but it had trees in the way. Just then a motorhome pulled in behind us. I was now on the phone speaking with their larger sister campground. The gentlemen from the motorhome was now trying to call the number so Steve told him we just tried that and he didn't even look up or even really acknowledge that we existed...okay then. Finally a young lady came over and unlocked the office and the guy from the motorhome knowing full well we were there first butted right in and speaking in French began checking in. Even though Steve said we were here first neither the girl or the Frenchman responded. After completing his check in, Steve glared at him and said thanks as he walked out ...our first face to face rude Frenchman! So after checking out other sites that were available, we decided on site #15.

After getting unhitched and all set up, we took a walk down to the waterfront, a cliff overlooking the water. Panorama shot...

Then we sat outside behind our rig enjoying the view and toasting our new location...

After awhile, though, the wind got the better of us and we headed inside...it was very windy out!