Category: The Journey Across

Well that certainly was an adventure! We took the “Shortcut” to Fosterville from here, then the long way back. The bush road, number 630, was very rough. So rough in fact, that somebody spray-painted some of the bigger rocks protruding from the road surface with orange spray paint to make them more visible!! Never seen that before!
We had a very pleasant visit with Sarah, her husband Len, and their daughters Rachel and Jessica. Our Jessica fit right in with the girls. She has a few things in common with them, former Nanaimo girl, transplanted out into the deep country, having to take the school bus every day. Sarah and Len fed us a nice lunch and we had some good conversation and a few laughs.
They live in Fosterville, NB which is in Lake and Cottage country about 30 KM from the Number 2 Highway between the NB/Quebec Border near Edmundston and Fredericton. Their exit is about 75 KM west of Freddy. It is quite rural, but they have a fairly tight-knit community of year-round residents, which is supplemented in the summer by cottagers from the City.
Sarah’s family bought a 25-acre farm and have dibbs on a neighbouring property to expand their “operation”. They have plans to farm organically there.
They moved out from Nanaimo in the summer this year after their girls were done with school.
Their trip was as also marked with vehicle breakdowns and other adventures, similar to ours.

As I was saying, the trip put to their place was quite rough and bumpy. Our backs were starting to hurt from all the shaking. It was hard on the truck too.
On the way back, we too the long way, along the #2 highway, then the #3 to St. Stephen. It took about the same length of time, even though it was literally 100 kilometers longer on this route. All things are trade-offs. Less fuel consumption versus less wear and tear on bodies, both human and vehicle. Hmm.