Sussex, NB

Today was a long day that should have been a short day LOL!

We are in such a "zone" when we pack up to leave! We each have our jobs and it all seems to come together, almost without thinking about it .... except today! Seemed like a day when you take one step forward and then 2 steps back ... sigh!  

We made it back on the road eventually, although I am sure that we are carrying "another" souvenir rock, which Karl hasn't told me about yet, well hidden somewhere in the car or trailer. We (meaning me) had decided that the souvenir rocks just added too much weight to our little caravan. Sigh, we need to collect pebbles, not 30 lb rocks.  Anyway, there was a sheer rock wall at the back of our last campground. It had to be 100 feet high and all reddish rock, just beautiful. I am afraid it was just too much temptation for Karl.....

Now, though I don't collect rocks, I do like my quilting hobby. And, guess what? Most of the craft, gift, and souvenir shops also carry quilts! It's so interesting to see the different styles of quilting from one area of Canada to another. The quilts I saw in Newfoundland were simple and rustic, but also beautiful. The ones I saw today were totally different, more themed and some not pieced at all, but just patterned material, hmmmm. I admit that I did consider quietly buying one for home, you can never have too many quilts right? Not like rocks LOL!

Well, Murphy caught up with us again today. It rained on and off. The temperatures started warmish 23 C. But by this evening it dropped to 18 with a cold wind.  What happened to summer?

Anyway, it took us 8 hours to drive the 5 hours the GPS said it should take. We really aren't sure what happened! The campsite today is a new KOA in Sussex, New Brunswick. It is actually a farm (we think) that was converted to a trailer park. It is lush grass with some older but mostly young trees and sooo many campsites.

We again met up with Karl's Navy friend Daryl and his wife Ann today. This time we had the time to go for dinner at a really nice log-cabin style restaurant in town, and had a little more time to chat. Good meal and great conversation! I am really enjoying getting to know these folks!  We are looking forward to their next visit to Ontario.

Another "adventure" today was a stop at a Dairy Queen along the way, where Karl decided to have a small cone. As we headed back out onto the highway, it only took a minute to realize that the DQ had their cooler set way too warm, and before you know it there was oodles of sticky sugary milk streaming all over his hand and arm, so much so that we had to quickly pull over to the shoulder and he had to wolf down the rest of it. Luckily there was a little brook running along the ditch at that spot and he was able to wash the goo off!

Tomorrow we begin to move toward Quebec City. Haven't decided yet whether to spread it over 2 easy days, or just bomb on thru and have an extra day in Quebec. Oh well, we'll figure it out when the time comes ...