Monday 7/11/2022 - Day 30 of 31 on our 2022 Canadian Maritime #2 Caravan with Yankee RV Tour

This morning, I walked … I know surprise, surprise! There are two things these caravans will tell you about me... 1) I will be walking every morning 2) There is a 99 44/100% chance that I will be wearing shorts. I have to say, they are both true statements! I also have to say that this island offers some picturesque sights!

But, what I saw this morning I saw one of the most beautiful sights, my dream car! We departed The Cornwall / Charlottetown KOA for our final stop on this 31-day adventures, Campers City RV Resort in Moncton NB.

We back tracked across PEI, since there is really only 2 ways on and off the island, bridge or ferry. We are not doing another ferry with these rigs! As you can see, their potato crops are in various state of growth. The plants we saw the other day on our bus tour, were just starting. These are in bloom and will be ready to harvest soon!

We have seen small older churches vacant and falling into disrepair on this trip. It is nice to see that the community turned this old church into a vibrant and well used community center!

This church has the moniker, “the little church with a big heart.” The St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church in 2016 marked 175 years of worship and witness for the Anglican Church in Crapaud, Prince Edward Island.

 

We took Trans-Canada Highway (TCH) 1 to the Confederation Bridge. Naturally, I had to try and capture the rigs on the bridge again!

 

Off the bridge, we are back into New Brunswick and on Route 16. We did make a potty stop at a small gas station that afforded us the opportunity to get all the rigs off the road safely.

In Port Elgin, we took Route 15 and skirted along the Northumberland Strait. We passed along the south west side of Shediac. We arrived at Campers City RV Resort, were greeted by our dawn patrol and got into our sites for the night.

Moncton is the largest city in the province. The site, which was originally occupied by a Mi’kmaq First Nation Native American village, was settled by French Acadians after 1698. Subsequently, Pennsylvania Germans and loyalists arrived, and the place became known as The Bend. It was renamed for Lieut. Col. Robert Monckton, leader of a British military expedition against the French at Fort Beauséjour.

Moncton is situated in the Petitcodiac River Valley. It lies at the geographic centre of the Maritime Provinces. The city has earned the nickname "Hub City" because of its central inland location in the region and its history as a railway and land transportation hub for the Maritimes.

Our "event" for the day was a trip to Magnetic Hill. What's so special about Magnetic Hill? Here in New Brunswick there is a hill that seems to defy gravity-rivers run uphill and cars drift backwards as if pulled by a mysterious magnetic force. This mysterious place is appropriately named, Magnetic Hill. The folklore of the area states the spot became a tourist attraction as far back as the early 1930s.

As much as we would be intrigued by a powerful magnetic energy that can pull cars uphill, the power behind these sites isn’t actually magnetism. Instead, it is an optical illusion created by the unusual terrain of the land. Slopes that are actually downhill appear to be uphill, causing visitors to believe that the spots defy gravity. One of the indicators that suggest the hill is not magnetic, is the seemingly uphill flowing rivers. The water wouldn’t be affected by a magnet, so we’d have to rule out that theory.

Despite the debunking of these natural conundrums, visitors still frequent these spots to experience the illusion firsthand. There are several of these magnetic or gravity hills around the world. Fact or fiction, it was still pretty cool!

We drove around the Magnetic Hill water park, none of that water was traveling up hill! We found a Moose, that so many of the caravanners were looking for!

 

We enjoyed our Farewell Dinner at Milestones in Moncton. To say the manager and the staff was accommodating, would be an understatement. They treated us like we were the only customers in the restaurant.

Many of the caravanners ordered adult beverages as we enjoyed our appetizers of Artichoke Spinach Dip.

Our salad choices were a Spring Salad or Roasted Garlic Caesar. Most people selected the Caesar, Charlie picked the Spring and I got to reap the benefits!

Our entrée selections were Portabella Mushroom Chicken, Chimichurri Chili Sea Bass, 28-day aged Sirloin, Baby Back Ribs or Stuffed Portabella Mushroom Cap. I had the chicken and it was delicious!

We even had dessert... I forgot what the second choice was, but the cookie was sinful!

We finished off the evening back at the campground walking down memory lane from this trip, turning in radios, getting and giving hugs and making promises to get together again. I was so busy, that I did not get any pictures... We have a simple breakfast in the morning for most of the caravanners. It's hard to believe that the tour is almost over ....