Saturday August 13th - Streets Decorated with Acadian Pride
The kids in Campbelton
We woke up to the sound of the trucks using their brakes on the highway next to us. There was construction zone on the highway right behind our campsite and trucks needed to go from 90km/hour to 50 km/hour in a short amount of time. We were told that usually the traffic is not so close to the campground, but they are twinning the highway and it should be much better when the construction is completed in 2018! The campground in Cabano was great – it had a beautiful outdoor pool, trampoline and a wonderful games room area for the kids to play in. The bathrooms were clean and nicely decorated. Natalie said this was the best campground she stayed in while in Canada. After we left the campground David decided to make his Christmas list because he had so much fun in the games room. He asked for a ping-pong table and a pool table plus a lot more other items too. Did you know Christmas is only 4 months away?
Andrea shows off her catch
Natalie with the fisherman while David throws rocks
On the train to PEI
The kids with Emilie-Sophie paddle the canoe
Natalie takes Nugget for a walk
Francois et Joanne
We left the campground around and hit the NB border thirty minutes later and quickly lost one hour. We stopped in Campbelton around for a late lunch. The kids were excited to see the waterfront and spent some time throwing rocks into it. They also posed with the large fisherman near the boardwalk. They saw a teenager climb up onto the fisherman and thought they would do the same. Initially I thought it was a good idea, until I tried to get David down – it was harder than I thought, but when you take a picture of one of them up with the fisherman you need to take a picture of each of the three children with him. It was a good thing there was a gentleman who helped me get Andrea up – her legs were not long enough to pull herself up. Francois couldn’t help because he was back at the picnic table making lunch. After eating lunch, we took a few more pictures and we made our way to Tracadie-Sheila – which was our destination for the evening.
Gilles, Andrea et Tanya
As we traveled through the roadsides, the communities along the way reminded us of driving through Evangeline and Mont Carmel. The houses were decorated with the Acadian colors of red, white and blue. The kids enjoyed pointing out the different kinds of Acadian flags as we passed. We found out the houses were decorated for Monday, August 15, which is a huge celebration for the Acadians. There will be a huge parade and lots of different activities, but we will miss it – but it is something we can add to our list for another year.
Andrea et Emilie Sophie
Andrea was very excited to see her friend, Emilie Sophie and Emilie Sophie’s parents, Joanne and Gilles, were very welcoming when we arrived. We were treated to a lovely BBQ kabobs and a yummy salad. We sat outside and enjoyed the beauty of the waterfront view and the beautiful weather. I commented to Francois how much I missed seeing the water – we didn’t see a lot as we traveled throughout US and Upper Canada – and how I forgot how beautiful it can be.
The kids enjoyed playing volleyball and making sand castles on the beach. They also played in Gilles’s canoe – it was tethered to the beach, but had a long rope line so they could “paddle” down the river a little way before the rope got tight.
David eating a marshmellow
Later in the evening we had a huge bonfire and Joanne brought out extra large marshmallows to roast. The kids enjoyed roasting the marshmallows and I enjoyed eating them. The kids entertained us with their stories and then with their dancing routines.
It was a late night to bed – after for the kids and it didn’t take them long to go to sleep. Francois and I went back out with Gilles to enjoy the fire a little bit more before calling it a night.
Having a picnic with friends
Tomorrow we head to Miramichi to visit my Aunt Marie and Uncle Gerald and then we will make our way home. We are getting excited to be so close to our house, although I am not sure what the kids will do with Francois and I not planning their days.
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