Maine to Bay of Fundy National Park – July 7

Last night at our campsite overlooking the river a group of teenage girls along with there 3 leaders landed. This was day four of a five day canoe trip one of many adventures the girls undertook at this summer camp. Today’s leg of their trip was 19 miles which is an impressive distance for these young adults. They were staying the night at this campground as we watched lug all their camping gear to their group campsite not on the riverbank. No complaints, just plenty of smiles and laughter.

We met the trip leader, Grace, who for years attended the same camper as she was growing up. She’s now midway though her Masters in Outdoor Education at University of California at Davis. She reminded us of many of the Rogers Environmental Education Center interns with so much energy and enthusiasm

With a clear calm night we woke to a very cool morning. As we enjoyed our coffee in the warmth of our trailer the young campers worked cooperatively together to get their gear to the riverbank and load the canoes. They were a bit more quiet this morning yet the smiles were still there. It was impressive bunch.

As we started prepping for our travel day we discover that our toilet slowly continues to run water. If a toilet at home continues running it wastes water, but usually is not a potential disaster. If an RV toilet continues to run and you are hooked via a hose to a continuous supply the potential is for the water to run and fill up your waste water tank. Once that is full the water will overflow the entire bathroom. Once that happens gallons can spill out over everywhere in the RV trailer. Fortunately, we discovered it before our black water tank was filled and turned of the incoming water. On our way out of the campground we made a stop at the dump station where RV waste water is properly disposed.

We arrived in Houlton, ME at ten in the morning so our first stops included one last gas fill up with gas at the bargain price of just under $5 a gallon. For the next couple of months gas will be in the 2 to $2.40 a liter. Then a stop to pick up some food supplies.

For those yet to travel to Canada since the country opened back up one must submit a notification of travel via the phone app ARRIVE CAN. One first uploads Passport or other documentation into the app along with which Covid shots you’ve had. Finally, your arrival, date, time, and port of entry. Having not done this in the past we were, strike that, Wells was concerned there could be issues. Well, no issues and our border crossing took all of 5 minutes. Welcome to Canada and New Brunswick. About 3 hours later we arrived at our campsite in Bay of Fundy National Park. We are here until Saturday.