New Brunswick, Part III

This has truly been the vacation of changing plans! This morning we thought we'd go to the Mactaquac area, do some light hiking, etc. But, when it started raining, looking a lot more threatening than the forecast had predicted, we decided to drive down to St. Stephen and visit the Chocolate Museum. It was sprinkling a good part of the way and then it cleared! When we arrived we walked across the border to Calais, Maine. E and 6YO had never been to Maine so now they could "check off" another state. We stopped at their fabulous Downeast Heritage Museum and, discovering that the restaurant I had read about was closed on Sundays, we walked back across to St. Stephen. This time we used our PR cards to enter Canada. Woo-hoo!

Returning to St. Stephen we had lunch at St. Jerome's, in the building that used to be the chocolate factory. E had a "scallop burger" - scallops on a bun - and I had fish and chips with salmon as the fish. We then visited the Chocolate Museum - they have trays of samples at the admission counter and each of the other rooms. Yum! It's small, but really interesting with a couple of good videos. We then went to the other end of the building to buy, of course, a few treats.

When we left the chocolatier we drove toward St. Andrews by the Sea, a lovely little resort town on the water. Lo' and behold it was sunny! So much for those meteorologists! We followed the excellent signage and found Katy's Cove, a great little beach. They have toys, "butterfly/fishing" nets, a volleyball net, lifeguards, and a wonderful playground that 6YO didn't even bother with. Nope - he caught, and released, crill, crab, a miniature eel, and a jellyfish. Our little marine biologist. After a couple of hours we headed back toward F'ton, making it back before dark.

We decided to extend our stay - yes, changes again - so we cancelled our reservation in Halifax, and made one for Moncton. Now we'll be here Monday evening after all. Then we can spend the bulk of Tuesday here. In the late afternoon or evening we'll drive to Moncton and spend the night, breaking up the trip back to Halifax, but really, just giving us extra time here.

That's about it. Tomorrow we're going to visit UNB and have a quieter day here in town.