We then drove to the border crossing and got in line. There was only 1 lane open going into Canada and only a few cars ahead of us. We presented our passports and answered the customs official’s questions. We also showed Tinker’s rabies certificate and shot record. We were asked our purpose for entering Canada (sightseeing), how long we were going to be there (about a month or so), did we have any firearms (no), what did we have in the RV (food, clothing, household items), & did we have any liquor (a couple bottles of wine, a bottle of rum).
The total time going through Customs was about 5 minutes. Our having come across the border the day before had helped reduce our time this morning because our passport info was already in their computer. We left Customs at 8:09 – actually 9:09 since we entered the Atlantic time zone when we crossed into New Brunswick.
US-1 now is Hwy-1 in Canada and is a 4-lane highway that is comparable to our interstates. We crossed St. John Bay on the St. John Harbor Bridge, a toll bridge, and paid a $2.25 toll. We stayed on Hwy-1 until it connected with Trans Canada Hwy 2 west of Moncton.
We decided that instead of driving through Moncton and then getting on Hwy-114 to the campground, we would take Hwy-112 west of Moncton to Hwy-114 -- Big Mistake! Hwy-112 might not be too bad in a car, but it was so rough we bounced and rattled until we got into Riverview.
We arrived at Ponderosa Pines Campground around 12:30. It was 205 miles from Robbinston, ME to here. We’re in site #16, a pull-through, with full hookups (30 amp). It’s a gravel site and fairly level. We’ll be here for 3 days while we visit the Fundy Coast. We’re not getting a discount here, so we’re paying the full price of $27 a day.
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We’ve been planning to visit the Canadian Maritimes for quite a while and are really looking forward to our time here.
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