Km 6,362 - St. Andrew's, New Brunswick

We just passed back into Canada from Maine yesterday after finishing the final leg of our American journey. We really had a good time in he U.S. and look forward to heading back there in the future. We saw some amazing places and never encountered any problems (other than mosquitoes and a bit of rain). We hit 9 states and got a nice cross section of the northern U.S. While gas was significantly cheaper in the states, any savings were chewed away by the higher cost of campgrounds (we spent an average of $20 USD per night for a basic tent site). However, this upcoming leg of the trip (Canada's Maritime Provinces ...less Newfoundland & Labrador) is what we've been looking forward to the most.

After leaving New York state Thursday morning, we passed through Vermont and most of New Hampshire by the end of the day. Both are very nice, and very green. We spent most of the day on secondary roads (and even got a bit lost on a gravel road) and headed through Vermont's Green Mountain National Park and New Hampshire's White Mountain National Park. In between the two, we made a lengthy stop at a Wal-Mart Supercenter to stock up on supplies and a few other items that are much cheaper than at home (induced by the fact that New Hampshire has no sales tax). It gave us a chance to spend a bit more of our play money. Denise, we had to stock up on Bush's beans at your suggestion. The real highlight of the day was seeing two moose on the road side (I would have completely missed them if not for Melissa's shriek). Incredible animals.

We got rained on a little Thursday night, but it was dry enough by morning to pack up and head for Maine. We spent an uneventful day heading to Bar Harbor on the Atlantic coast (nice area, but very busy). We got nailed with rain a second night in a row and took this as our cue to leave the states. Another uneventful day (with a Laundromat stop to dry out our sleeping bags) lead us back to Canada and to St. Andrews where I can see the Bay of Fundy from our campsite. We are staying in a Kiwanis campground that caters to RVs (this means no trees). However, they were full when we arrived so we ended up in the overflow camping (with 2 others) nestled nicely into the trees behind the main campground and even got a $5 discount for the trouble of being put in the overflow. I guess it pays to pull into a campground at 8pm on a Saturday night.

Now that we are back in Canada, we are looking for any suggestions as to places to visit (especially the maritimes and Quebec). Please send me an email with any spots that are must see places.