We have just arrived in Bathurst and the thunder and lightning that has been brewing since we arrived a short time ago is about to let go, in fact there are rain drops on my screen (I am sitting outside) as I write.
our hotel for last night really was quite delightful - apparently they have enjoyed 100% occupancy for the past two months, and are fully booked for the next two - a lovely establishment. Early into today’s trip we passed from Quebec into New Brunswick, and whilst the signage indicated a softening in the “Frenchness” we’d experienced, the reality was quite the opposite, with “Bon France” flags flying everywhere (a tri coloeur with yellow star at top of the blue panel). Apparently the locals of French descent, and there are plenty, have a strong movement underway to display their commitment to their Gallic roots. Having said that, there was a wee bit more English spoken. “Le quinze about”, whatever that means. Another day of detours, some of which required a bit of back tracking, but good progress none the less - getting a few quick kms on the auto-route helped take the sting out of a 380km day. Rain threaded a couple of times, but struggling into wet weather gear tends to act as a deterrent... Our first coffee stop was at one of hundreds on Tim Hortons Coffee shops - 2 coffees and a daisy Cost $5.16 (crazy tax, then tax on top of tax gets these silly totals). The scenery today changed again, possibly less “European” and more “North American”, bigger farms, more open spaces. New Brunswick is in mourning at the moment, grieving for the loss of two police officers, one male, one female, killed in the line of duty on Friday last week and I understand there was a State funeral today - that may account for the lack of Police about, which other than for the unfortunate circumstances, suited us quite well. The maximum speed limit varies on whether we’re on a city road (60-80kph) , a provincial highway (90kph) or the Trans Canada highway (110 kph), and we’ve been quite liberal in our interpretation of what may be an acceptable “margin of error” - apparently the Mounties do what NZ cops do and call for a tow truck for anything more than 40kph over the limit... Comments are closed.
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Don MalcolmA perfect day involves being on my Harley with a long ride ahead.
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