Stop 24, Antigonish, Nova Scotia

After a full day of continuous rain, we elected to leave Fundy Park a day early.  We had a dry morning, and even though lots of our gear was wet, we decided to pack up while we had a break in the rain.  

We drove to Moncton, NB and the made the turn toward New Scotland, Nova Scotia.  We stopped at the visitor's center at the border and found lots of friendly, helpful folks.  We picked up some maps and discussed some camping options.  We were originally planning to drive to New Glasgow, but Frances suggested Antigonish and booked a site at a commercial campground here.  We just needed a quick overnight stop and a place to dry out and do a load of laundry.  Although we drove in rain for part of the day, we found sun in this small town.  Besides Xavier College, it's claim to fame is the longest running history of holding highland games outside of Scotland.  Our timing was good as the games start next week.  Had they been held this week, we'd have been unlikely to find a campsite.

People are very friendly and are surprised to hear that we've driven here from Alabama.  Frances struck up a conversation with a couple of cyclists who've done many cross country trips, the hard way, carrying all their gear on their bikes.  They, and everyone else we talk to assures us we're going to love Newfoundland.

We ran into Rob a couple of times.  He's been wearing this Simpsonville, SC T shirt each time.  He's never been there, but bought it because he's a fan of the Simpsons TV show.