Acadia National Park (Trenton, ME) to Saint John, NB
Don’t know sometimes if taking the short cut is the best way to go since the highways are usually worse and slower. But leaving Trenton we headed towards Bangor on 1A but cutoff on 179 North towards 9 East taking us to New Brunswick. It does save us time although the road is slower and definitely bumpier!
Along Hwy 179 in Maine
Back in Canada the Customs Officer just asked, “How long were you in the
USA? How much did we spend and do we have any fire arms and alcohol? Have a nice trip!” First stop downtown St. Stephen Visitor
centre. We got enough information to
keep us here a month or more. St Stephen is on the St. Croix River which
is the border between Canada and Maine and also has tides up to 24 feet (7
meter) every 6 hours. The creation of
the chocolate bar is reputed to have happened locally at the Ganong Bros. Candy
factory in 1906. Of course we had to
walk down the block and get some chocolate.
The museum is next door but we had to get going. 
Town of St Stephen, NB across from info centre
First off we had to stop at St Andrews by-the-Sea which is on Passamaquoddy
Bay. Around the turn of the 20th
century it flourished as Canada’s first sea side resort town. The beautiful Fairmont Algonquin hotel built
in 1889 still stands today. The picnic
site at the end of town is on the bay and across the street is a Kiwanis
campground. The tides here are about 25
feet. 
Our lunch spot
Arriving in Saint John we decided to stay at Rockwood
park, one of Canada’s largest municipal parks.
As John was driving by us we heard his trailer making noise and when he
backed into his site it was worse. The
rear passenger side brake on the trailer was broke! Oh well, we’ll worry about that in the
morning. After dinner we walked up to a
view in the park overlooking part of the city and met two girls travelling from
Denmark. They were tenting and
travelling without a car. They said they
were getting around thanks to the kind and generous Canadians!
Rockwood Park overlooking Saint John
Daily Stats:
Today's distance: 317 km
Weather: Sunshine with clouds; High: 31 degrees; Lo: 21 degrees
Wildlife: Heron, falcon, kingfisher
Campsite: Rockwood Park Municipal Campsite – Full hookups $35.00/night
Walking: 2 km
New Brunswick Stats:
Nickname: Picture Province
Flower: Purple Violet
Bird: Black-capped Chickadee
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