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16 July 2016 From Fundy National Park we made our way on dual lane highways to Nova Scotia. Just before the border is a national historic site called Fort Cumberland. If our national parks pass didn't include it, we probably wouldn't have stopped, and I'm glad we did. The road between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia has a $5.25 toll for four axles, which obviously pays for the great roads. Gorgeous visitor centre and museum building Fort Beausejour/Fort Cumberland The old fort is pretty much in ruins, save a few storage facilities. It was originally built by the French in 1751 to hold off the English who had started invading forty years earlier. They called it Fort Beausejour. In 1754 the British decided they wanted to get rid of the French from North America. The English won the war and took over the fort four years later, renaming it Fort Cumberland. The lands switched ownership a number of times. But this explains why Canada is now part of the British Commonweal...

Fundy National Park  10-17 July 2016 Cape Enrage Lighthouse If we didn’t book our campsite in advance, we would not have got in, as it was we only had three sites to choose from as we wanted water and electric and the descriptions of all the sites said they had a moderate slope. I don’t like booking sites sight unseen as you don’t know what you are getting (width, height – branches) or what the access is like. Luckily it was pretty level but it was tight to get in. They are pretty private, so you have a green tree vista out every window. Canadian National parks have free WiFi, but unless you are right near where the router is, as in right at the entrance, you won’t get anything. Top priorities as we drive through the entrance are email and the weather. We knew to expect rain this side of the country and we have been pretty lucky, but it seems it doesn’t want to disappoint us. We have had rain for the last four days now and there are a few thunderstorms on the horizon. ...

Saint John, NB - Canada 7 - 10 July 2016 With a border crossing coming up, we made sure we ate or cooked up any vegetables we had. After our last encounter with the US entry point near Vancouver, we decided it would be better to throw out any vegetables than declare them to see what they wanted to take and give them a reason to search you and waste time. We made a list of the wine we had, nearly 8 litres plus we bought 24 cans of beer just before we crossed the border, duty free. No problem. All he asked was where did we live, had we been in Canada recently, did we have any alcohol or firearms. Nothing about our food. Railway line near the Reversing Falls As soon as you enter Canada, the road becomes a dual highway, perfect roads with wide shoulders. The highway is fenced to try and stop animals coming onto the road. As we are in New Brunswick, which is bi-lingual, the road signs are in French and English and yay, we are back to kilometres, kilograms and celsius. Brightly co...