Monday, October 1, 2018 (Travel to Kiwanis Oceanfront Camping, St. Andrews, NB)

We woke to another chilly, but sunny morning. After warming up with our morning coffee, it was time to get showered, have breakfast…and get packed up. It was shortly after 9:30 when we pulled out of Headquarters Campground and said goodbye to Fundy National Park.

Right out of the campground, Buster had quite a climb as we headed inland on highway 114…a very lumpy, bumpy secondary highway…towards highway 1 west. 
 We got some great views of fall colours!



Kennebecasis River...





On the outskirts of Saint John, we followed Serena’s directions to Walmart so we could pick up just a few groceries to last us until we cross into Maine Thursday. Steve also needed to pick up a new water filter as the water at Fundy had been so full of iron that it plugged the filter, making for very poor water pressure.

As we were headed back to the highway, Steve noticed a First Choice Haircutters…and desperately needing a haircut, he pulled into a large, relatively empty parking lot across the street. I waited in the truck while he went across the street…about 40 minutes later he was back, and we were on our way following along the St. John River.





 Letang River...
 Magaquadavic River...
 Digdeguash River...

 We made our way to St. Andrews...
...but at that point, we should have apparently turned off our GPS and followed the signs to Kiwanis Oceanfront Camping. Serena took us right down the narrow main street (Water Street) of town. 

To top that off, we turned into the campground where Serena told us to, instead of reading the signs to carry onto the office which was further up the street. This was a very narrow entrance but we made it, found the office…and luckily were able to turn around so we were “pointed in the right direction”.

After going out on the gator to look at sites with a worker, he chose site #39. It is a back-in site but because the site behind us is empty, we were able to drive through into it. The site is full hook-up with 30 amp power.

We got all set up and settled into our new location and sat outside in the late afternoon sunshine. The sun has come out this afternoon but the forecast for the next couple of days is for major rain…figures, we only have 2 days here.

 After a walk down to the waterfront...

...we retreated inside for dinner and an evening of TV.


Sunday, September 30, 2018 (Headquarters Campground, Fundy National Park, NB)

As we drank our morning coffee, we were researching and trying to decide where to stay when we leave here. Our plan was to leave Tuesday and go to Saint John for two nights before crossing into Maine. But those plans got a wrench thrown into them when I called the campground to make reservations and was told they are closing for the season on Monday. Yes, the season is ending but most campgrounds seem to be staying open until after the Thanksgiving long weekend, but not that one.

We also decided to leave a day early, because Tuesday’s forecast is for rain. There wasn’t much to choose from in campgrounds in Saint John, so we looked further south towards the border. We decided on Saint Andrews and the Kiwanis Oceanfront Campground, only about 20 minutes from the Maine border. We will still have to stop in Saint John for a few groceries though.

With that decision made, Steve went off to have his shower…as I continued to laze in my chair researching campgrounds in Bar Harbor, Maine. It ended up being one of those mornings where it was almost 11 by the time I was showered and dressed.

Steve got back to work on picture editing…if it seems like that is all he does, it is, and he’s getting tired of it! But we’ve had an incredible summer and we need to document it for ourselves, our friends, family, and those who are interested.

While he was doing that, I went to the office and told them we were leaving a day early and got a refund. Once that was done, I settled in front of our old laptop researching our route from Bar Harbor to Elkhart, Indiana….we’ll have one week to get there. So unfortunately, we won’t be seeing as much of the eastern seaboard as we had hoped.

About mid-afternoon, Steve needed a break so we headed out for a walk down to the waterfront. It was a beautiful, sunny, crisp fall day....
 Love these 'red chairs'...
 Some fall colours happening!

We leave this beautiful place tomorrow...but we're looking forward to moving on!