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Day 2 of Our East Coast Trip . . . a LOT of driving . . . and a Wire Bridge!

Every night that we had decent internet service we posted a video about our next day schedule.   On Day 2 we were leaving Cornwall ON and making the almost 800 km drive to Digdeguash NB.  It was a long day of mountainous roads and monotonous scenery.  By the end of Day 2 and we were starting to not like rocks and trees . . . and that is so not like us. We were driving somewhere between Sherbrooke QC and Coburn Gore ME when we found this little gazebo in Notre-Dame-des-Bois QC.  With an altitude of 555 meters , Notre-Dame-des-Bois is one of the highest perched villages in Quebec. Built in 1877, it is named Notre-Dame-des-Bois in honor of the Virgin Mary. Lying against the foot of Mount Megantic and Mount St. Joseph, this village core is surrounded by a sea of ​​mountains ; from Marble Mountain to Saddle Mountain and Urban through the White Mountains, which form the borders of New Hampshire and Maine.  If you stand facing the direction of each ...

A cold and blustery day in New Brunswick

Day 3 has been a huge success. We left Dominion Hill Country Inn early this morning after a really delicious breakfast.    I give this inn five stars!  We spotted this little waterfall just down the road. We met up with Marilyn and Billy in St. George NB at the Tim Hortons and they lead the way to L'Etete and Green's Point Lighthouse.  It was pouring rain and we didn't care . . . well Hal minded a bit LOL.   This is one of the Deer Island ferries. The fog  was quite thick and the fog horns were really loud. We filled Snow with gas, picked up some lunch, and said goodbye to our wonderful tour guides.  Our next stop was Lepreau Falls and Rapids. Lesson learned today . . . the GPS isn't always right.  We were trying to locate a covered bridge near Lepreau and our GPS  led us down this abandoned road.  The fauna is very quickly taking over the asphalt.  We found a place to turn around a...