June 3/12
We flew out of Toronto at 8:55 AM to Boston, MA, a 1.5 hour flight. We were picked up by Richard Luff, the owner of the 2008 Winnebago View which we were there to buy, who drove us to his home in North Hampton, NH, about 1 hour north. We were pleased with what we saw when we got there. He was kind enough to lend us his vehicle to run to town for some necessary provisions - blanket, plastic dinnerware, a few groceries, etc. We were to find out later that day that the box of goodies we had sent down earlier had disintigrated in the mail and most of our supplies were gone when the box was delivered. This included the towels, silverware, knives, DVDs, new sandals and more. While Jan tried to organize the van, Norm went in for a visit with Nancy-Jane & Richard. We soon learned that the corner bed with the fitted sheets was going to be a beggar to make :( We hit the bed early as we had been up since 5:00 AM in Toronto and were still adjusting to the 6 hour time change after a 9 hour flight from Barcelona.

June 4/12
We were up early and had our first shower onboard - a bit tight but works just fine. Norm and Richard went to town to get the permit to travel (could only get 20 days so this will drastically change our travel plans). Dean came over and installed 2 new deep cycle house batteries and Richard had just had a new windshield installed. Another trip to town to get replacements for the things that didn't arrive. We got on the road by lunch time and drove up the coast road to Wells, ME where we spent the night at the Moody Beach RV Park (Passport America). Were a bit late getting in as we took a few "adventures" (wrong turns) along the way. Really enjoyed the hot tub once there.

June 5/12
We drove back a few miles to Kittery, ME to a whole town full of outlet stores. I finally found some comfortable shoes and jeans for $7.98 (my most comfortable ever-should have bought 2 pairs). We had a great seafood lunch at Weathervanes. We stayed at Nascar Wild Acres (PA) in Old Orchard Beach, ME. Again had a hot tub. We went across the street to the Captain's Galley for lobster dinner- $13 for one or $20 for twins. We interpreted the twin thing as being 2 dinners when infact we each got 2 lobsters. Needless to say, we took home enough for another complete meal. YUMMMMM.

June 6/12
After doing laundry we headed up the coast on Hwy 1 and went out to Reid State Park for a picnic lunch on the water. We skirted around Bath but saw the big ship building area with its massive cranes. We passed through lots of quaint seaside villages. Definitely lobster fishing area with all the traps stacked up in yards along the road and small outlets selling fresh seafood ever few feet it seems. There are a lot of huge old houses & estates dating back to the 1700s. Hundreds of Inns and B&Bs and antique shops. Funny to see so many motor courts, the little rental cabins we used to see in the 50s. We stayed at Patten Pond Encore Resort (PA) near Ellsworth, ME with a partial water view and finished off our day with the fantastic left-over lobster dinner and the Stanley Cup game on TV.

June 7/12
Woke up to a rainy, overcast day. Drove out to Acadia National Park for tea & popovers at Jordan's Pond as recommended by Richard. The tea room didn't open for another 1.5 hours so we had to settle for tea in a paper cup and packaged blueberry coffee cake :( The drive through the park was beautiful with canopies of lush green maples and evergreens. Lots of rhododendrons in bloom along the way. We then drove out to Bar Harbour, a bustling little tourist port town, very artsy. After arriving in Calais, ME we eventually found the US Exports office at the border (we got to the wrong crossing first). It took less than 5 minutes to pick up our pre-registered papers and cross into the Canadian Customs at St Stephens, NB. It is easier to import an RV into Canada than a bunch of green onions !!! We weren't more than 15 minutes with customs guy, a nice young Irishman who actually spoke English. We had  much French is spoken in New Brunswick. We drove a few miles out to St Andrews and stayed in the Kiwanis oceanfront campground. From there we walked down Water Street, past many large old houses dating back to the 1700s, to the Harbourfront Restaurant for a shrimp & scallop basket dinner accompanied by an excellent entertainer from Fredricton.

June 8/12
Woke up to clear sunny skies. There was major road construction as they are 4 laning from St Stephen to St John, but it was mostly off to the side of us. We bypassed St John & Moncton, then stopped and did our first grocery shop at Shediac then continued on another 45 minutes to Bouctouche Bay Chalet & Campground (PA).

June 9/12
Awoke to sprinkles. We got back on Hwy 11 and headed north through Miramichi and then Hwy 8 to Bathurst. Stopped at alittle cafe in Belladune for a lobster roll platter, a bit of a letdown after seeing them advertised on every menu. $9.95 for a small amount of lobster salad on a toasted hot dog bun !! We crossed the Gaspe Penninsula from Campbellton, NB to Matane, QC, finally losing the rain on the St Lawrence shores. It is a beautiful drive along the coast. Really enjoyed Ste Flavie - a little town of the arts, some amazing castle homes along with colourful shanties on the beach. We stayed at Capitaine Homard's Resto-Camping right on the water for $30. We had a superb lobster dinner at an oceanside table. Lovely to see the moon on the water and hear the tide through the night.

June 10/12
Away from Ste Flavie in a light fog.Tried to cross the St Lawrence on the free ferry from Rimouski to Forestville but when we got there found out it only took foot passengers and small cars so headed off to the next ferry from Trois Pistoles and missed it by 10 minutes and not another one till tomorrow. Finally caught the 3rd one at Riviere du Loup to St Simeon but only by 10 minutes, $125 for 1.25 hours. Followed the coastline up the river to Quebec City. Lots of very steep hills (18%). Lots of small artsy towns -artists, boutiques, inns, bistros & restaurants. Huge churches in every tiny town. Being Sunday all the bikers and motorcyclists were on the roads. We lost a rear hubcap coming out of a service station and had it kindly retrieved by one of the Harley boys :) Really slow stop and go traffic along Route 138 for construction and street lights. It took us through the back side of Quebec City and eventually to Camping Ville de Quebec (PA). I am feeling really tired from trying to navigate and communicate in French -highschool was sooo long ago !!