We left Amherst at 8:45 AM yesterday headed for northern NB. It was a beautiful day, sunny, warm (24C) and light winds. Traffic was light as well. Covered the 509 KM to Riverside (Iroquois) RV Park & Campground in about 6 hours.
We have stayed at this place for the last two years, always on the way back in the fall. This was our first June stay. Eric and Norma welcomed us for the third time by giving us a site on the river so we could look at the river out through the rear living room window. We can't say enough about this place. It is one of the cleanest well kept RV parks that we have stayed in. And we have stayed in a lot of RV Parks across Canada and in the Yukon over the past three years. Today it is sunny, 23C, with a nice breeze blowing. We are sitting here listening to the ripple of the water over the shallows of the river. The birds are singing, and all is well with the world. We highly recommend this place to any one who is traveling route 2 (trans-canada highway) in NB near Edmundston. By the way, that's DW enjoying the view of the river from our RV. Take a look at this campground on the web. www.riversidervpark.ca.
Today had been spent relaxing, cleaning several thousand bugs off the front on the 5th wheel and the truck. Fixed the ignition system on the stove (must have been assembled on Friday afternoon) so it works
and did some general housekeeping chores like washing floors and vacuuming carpets. So far the new rig seems solid. It tows well and we managed 21L/100K or about 13 miles per gallon. This will vary from day to day depending mainly on headwinds or lack of headwinds. However, these are not bad numbers for a 21000+ pound unit rolling down the road.
Tomorrow, we head out through Quebec. Have no idea how far we will get or how long it will take us over the next couple of days. The Formula 1 race in Montreal this weekend should do absolutely nothing to ease the traffic woes of this city. This is it for today. The next post will arrive as usual, depending on availability of wireless internet.
Quote for the day:
Good judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgement. Barry LePatner
Cheers
P & N
Glad to learn that the expedition is well underway. 21L/100kms sounds reasonable considering the rig although we expect you'll continue to flinch at the fuel pumps for a while yet.
ReplyDeleteIf we knew how we'd follow you around Montreal by satellite.
Wishing you a clear road and following wind.
C and P
Echoing the comments of C&P, and hoping that you find a comfortable way through/past Montreal and on into the relative ease of Ontario driving. Hang in there. This too will pass.
ReplyDeletePS your site in Northern NB looks wonderful. A great advertisement for a nomadic life.