Weather the day we moved was beautiful sunny and warm then it rained overnight and we were socked in fog for 2 days!!! The last 2 were about high 70's and sunny.
This is our last stop for our Atlantic Canada trip and it even has a cool name "St. Andrews by the Sea". It really is as nice as it sounds. The location is right next to the Maine, USA border and this town is a resort area, lots of Inns, B&B's, boat trips, boutiques and restaurants. Best thing is they have a campground with a knockout location right on the water and it is a short walk to the downtown, Kiwanis Oceanfront Campground. Funny part is that for the first two days we couldn't see it cause of the fog, ha ha. So thick you almost get claustrophobic from it. We took advantage of the walk to downtown and explored it for two afternoons.
Third day looked foggy but we ventured out to nearby St. George to take the ferry to Deer Island and then another ferry to Campobello Island. It is a great motorcycle ride and takes all day to go and come back.
On Campobello Island there is a cottage built by Franklin Delano Roosevelt that is now a park and viewing is free to the public. It was so well kept and all the belongings are still on site from the Roosevelt family. The ferry rides are good and we found the on and off ramp from Deer Island to Campobello quite "basic". Billy wasn't too thrilled to get on it was very loose gravel and some pot holes and then the on ramp at Campobello was a strip of cement that was very slippery from seaweed - set in the middle of the beach.
The last day we decided to do a touristy thing and go whale watching in a Zodiac. We went out and right away saw a Minke whale which is about 15 to 20 feet. Then there was a call come in from another whale watcher that way off about half hour away there were 2 Humpbacks spotted, first of the season. We voted to go and went through rough water and fog. Sure enough we watched them for quite a while and then headed back and ran into some birds which we slowed down for and then a Fin Back Whale crowned up in front of us! The whole experience was so much fun and we just got real lucky to see the Humpbacks!!!
This is our last stop for our Atlantic Canada trip and it even has a cool name "St. Andrews by the Sea". It really is as nice as it sounds. The location is right next to the Maine, USA border and this town is a resort area, lots of Inns, B&B's, boat trips, boutiques and restaurants. Best thing is they have a campground with a knockout location right on the water and it is a short walk to the downtown, Kiwanis Oceanfront Campground. Funny part is that for the first two days we couldn't see it cause of the fog, ha ha. So thick you almost get claustrophobic from it. We took advantage of the walk to downtown and explored it for two afternoons.
Third day looked foggy but we ventured out to nearby St. George to take the ferry to Deer Island and then another ferry to Campobello Island. It is a great motorcycle ride and takes all day to go and come back.
On Campobello Island there is a cottage built by Franklin Delano Roosevelt that is now a park and viewing is free to the public. It was so well kept and all the belongings are still on site from the Roosevelt family. The ferry rides are good and we found the on and off ramp from Deer Island to Campobello quite "basic". Billy wasn't too thrilled to get on it was very loose gravel and some pot holes and then the on ramp at Campobello was a strip of cement that was very slippery from seaweed - set in the middle of the beach.
The last day we decided to do a touristy thing and go whale watching in a Zodiac. We went out and right away saw a Minke whale which is about 15 to 20 feet. Then there was a call come in from another whale watcher that way off about half hour away there were 2 Humpbacks spotted, first of the season. We voted to go and went through rough water and fog. Sure enough we watched them for quite a while and then headed back and ran into some birds which we slowed down for and then a Fin Back Whale crowned up in front of us! The whole experience was so much fun and we just got real lucky to see the Humpbacks!!!
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