We left Amherst, Nova Scotia early Friday a.m. ,as planned. Got refills at Tim's near Moncton in the new thermal mugs we got for Christmas from son Rob and Darlene. Lunch was pizza and cheesecake from Karen's fridge!  Hit the Sunshine near Saint John,held it until St.Stephen.Seen many deer coming out to enjoy the sunshine!  Bought gas as soon as we crossed the border, then of course drove half a mile and gas was six cents cheaper a gallon, happens to us all the time in the States! All along the #9 hwy in Maine we noted no one had power,lots of work crews along the road!  Parked in the Brewer Wal-Mart, slept well until the back-hoe and trucks started removing mountains of snow from the parking lot.  We left at 2 a.m. and found a quieter place to sleep, the Farmington cemetery, as pictured above!  Gas 16 cents a gallon cheaper in New Hampshire, box of wine four times cheaper then home, five litre box for 11.99, thirty beer for 22 bucks. Seen our first hawk this p.m. Settled in a motel in Vermont for Saturday night, truck camper plugged in, nice hot showers, sure beats last night in the camper. Camper is filthy, filthy, but rain tomorrow, will probably wash itself before we hit New York State!

Driving through the ice & snow in Maine & hope not to see it again !

Shoveling out the camper it's Christmas Eve, put the camper on, we are ready to leave. Christmas dinner tomorrow with my youngest Sis.  Definitely an occasion we did not want to miss. Then a few drinks with Cathy & Brian, take it easy on the liquor & wine  Boxing Day with my grandchildren and son, supper with my daughter we will have lots of fun.  Friday the 27th  we're off to Maine, First night at a Walmart come wind, snow or rain !

Ten more sleeps here in snowy Chester, than Trish and I will be "on the road again!"  We leave Boxing day and hope to hit Florida for New Year's Eve!  Four months of fun in the Sun, from Florida to Texas and points in between, we hope to blog most every day, depends on the free wi-fi and where we stay. Thanks to those that take enough interest to follow us, we love your imput!

Boy, you never know where life is going to take you, we went for a quiet, quiet week- end to Phinney Cove on the Bay of Fundy, Saturday morning my daughter says "Let's go into Digby and meet the people who own this cottage!"  An hour later we are at the Wharf Rat's Rally, 25,000 motorcycles and about 50,000 people added to the small town's population, it was great, had a few beers with guys that wore Veteran patches, no problem to start up a conversation, because most Cdn vets went through Cornwallis, the base is only a few miles from Digby.  Sat. night, Sunday & Monday were very peaceful on the Bay, great food, great friends, played cards, tossed sewer washers, collected stones from the beach, beach fires, enjoyed the fog and rain, and demolished a few 24's!  Phinney Cove is not far from Paradise, Nova Scotia!!

Since returning from the Mira, we have been busy doing mini-vacations, if  Paul gets a few days off driving taxi in Chester, we are off, like a whore's drawers on a Saturday night!  We throw our pillows in the camper, stock up on Hoctaler and Hienkins, and put the pedal to the metal!  Lunenburg, Lahave, Risser's beach and all around the circle. We especially enjoyed the Hank Snow week-end in Liverpool, his most famous song was "I'm Movin" On". That's us!!!!  Then we went to Chezzetcook, Musquodobit Harbour, Martinique Beach , Meagher's Grant and Dollar Lake, again , all around the Eastern Shore circle!  Labour Day week-end, we will be on the Bay of Fundy, a place called Phinny Cove, near Canada Creek, don't ya just love the name places!  It will be a perfect ending for the summer jaunts, my daughter has a cottage there, no running water, an outdoor shower, good old wood stove and plenty of blackberries to pick, read relaxation, relaxation, relaxation! Also no TV or cell phones!!!!

Five restful days on the Mira, in beautiful Cape Breton. Now getting ready for Canada Parks Day, we will sell even-split tickets, scoop ice cream, and maybe even participate in Open Mike,  Paul has been known to sing "Out On the Mira, if he gets enough ice-cream in him!  Kid, Kids,Kids and all kinds of activities, including a few soldiers over 200 years old from Louisburg.  A good time is always had by all!