Day 45- Hello New Brunswick, Canada-Goodbye Maine

Day 45 Tuesday, June 22, 2010 Distance 35.46 km. Time 2 hr. 19 min. Total so far 3025.97 km. After a bad night of sleep on the motel bed which was too soft, we only had to go down the street, over the Saint Croix River to reach the duty free shop and customs. We went through the pedestrian side and made it out faster than the cars which we were lined up behind before a guy on a bicycle told us where to go.We took photos by the New Brunswick sign and the St. Stephen sign. We went to a bank and got some Canadian money and then started off on the Fundy Coastal Road, Hwy 170. We came to Oak Bay and the tide was out and it smelled like very salty air. Later, we passed the Waweig River. Later on Hwy 127, we stopped at the Saint Croix Island Historical site. It was quite cool anytime we saw the water. We climbed several hills before finally coming into St. Andrews. Norma and John saw us coming down the street and were on their back porch waiting for us. After introductions and handshakes ,we unloaded our equipment, had a nice lunch and started a load of laundry. Then they took us on a tour of St. Andrews. We went and had a look at the pier which was high up as the tide was out. We did some shopping at the Crazy Moose and went to the post office to mail the items. First we went down a road that used to be the summer homes of Sir William Van Horne and many of the railroad men of the past. Later ,we went to the Bar Road that leads to the Van Horne estate on Ministers Island. Cars that cross there have to watch out not to get caught by the tide coming back in. There is a big connection between Sault Ste. Marie and St Andrews by Sir James Dunn. He used to be the president of the former Algoma Steel. He and his second wife, his secretary, Lady Dunn had their summer home, called Day Spring, here. Both cities have high schools named after him. Later Lady Dunn married Lord Beaverbrook, a famous newspaper tycoon. There is so much history that I can't put it all here but it is worth looking up. We also took photos of the huge prestigious Fairmont Algonquin Hotel. Lady Dunn had been very disturbed when this hotel expanded and people could view her private backyard from it. Norma prepared ribs, potatoes, carrots, salad, cherries and ice cream for supper and we chatted away until 10:30 . Thank you for a nice day, John and Norma.