Real Travel
If all goes according to our plans, we should be in the town of St. Andrews, New Brunswick when you first see this on Wednesday morning.
It was 20 years ago that we bought a brand new Class C motor home, taking our first extended trip in 2006. Almost 90,000 miles later, we've been considering a replacement, so we decided to rent a travel trailer to see if we'd like the adjustment to a smaller unit.
And so, last Friday, John picked up the little Kodiak that you see in the picture above. Saturday morning (another rainy one), we set east towards Maine. We realized that in our prior cross country travels, we had done all of U.S. Route 2 except for the stretch eastbound to Houlton, Maine. That fact, as well as wishing to visit a couple of spots just over the border in New Brunswick, decided our itinerary.
As the saying goes, into every life, a little rain must fall.
I won’t go into the details about the water all over the floor of our trailer due to a
leaky kitchen pipe, the bottle of red wine that broke and spilled all over the bunk bed, the microwave that died while I was preparing dinner on Sunday (don't judge us for using a microwave while "camping"), or the rain that followed us all the way through New Brunswick.
At the transfer station in Lincoln, Maine - disposing of the Malbec-infused bunk mattress
Things are looking up, however: we arrived in St. Andrews, New Brunswick on Monday afternoon as the sky cleared. We set up our campsite, took a short drive into town for a stroll and early dinner, then back to sit and watch the sunset from our campsite, right on the ocean.
"Char & Chowder" restaurant
I'm writing this on Tuesday morning, so not sure that I'll have time to post any more of our trip before publication. Let's just hope that the rocky start is behind us!
Tuesday morning sunrise
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Virtual Travel
You've likely heard of Road Scholar tours, a travel company (not to be confused with Rhode Scholars) that offers educational tours, generally focusing on one theme and provide in-depth lectures every day to accompany the travel.
Well, somehow I've found myself on their mailing list, getting their periodical brochures in the mail. What caught my eye is that they also offer virtual tours via live ZOOM.
Always interested in WWII history, I signed up for their "World War II in London and Normandy" class. For three consecutive days last month, I spent my afternoons in a live class (not video), following along with experts who explained the background and planning for the D-Day invasion on the northern coast of France.
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Have a great summer!!!
