Miramichi New Brunswick to Borden-Carleton Prince Edward Island 138 miles
The day is about 50% sunny. As usual the car would not start. It didn’t start with a pull either. Rob called his brother Ed for more ideas. Then Rob walked a couple of blocks to the Napa store to buy a new battery cable. He didn’t install that but did replace the carburetor with the one we started the trip with. It’s problem was loose screws that Rob did not notice before. Then with a short pull it started. Then it was off to change the oil. It turned out that all four places in town that change oil were fully booked for the next two weeks. Rob changed the oil by himself. His coveralls are going to need to be laundered before we head home. Connie sat in the shade in a small park. So by 11:30 we are finally on our way. We are on a bigger highway today so definitely more traffic. After about an hour we stopped at the Information Center in Richibucto New Brunswick for a break and to have lunch. It was quite pleasant there. Lots of shade and a nice lawn. The town is a significant sea port. During probation in the states they ran a lot of rum. Now they do more wood pulp and charter fishing. Then we were on again. We drove along the coast line but most of the time you couldn’t see it for the trees. Only small hills today. Off in the distance we finally saw Confederation Bridge that connects New Brunswick with Prince Edward Island. The bridge is 8 miles long. Today they were patching potholes on the bridge. Our hotel is not far from the end of the bridge. We drove past a vacant lot that had all these small white statues evenly spaced. What could that be. Oh my its seagulls all just standing there. We stopped for gas first. A local gentleman talked to Rob for quite a bit and then followed us to the hotel. He has a 1931 Chrysler. The lady at the reception here was not at all friendly. The accommodation was over priced compared to other places we have stayed. We went out for fish and chips which were really good. Too many chips to eat. We got to the hotel before dark so we didn’t miss any turns today.
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