Yes, the tire problem was solved and we have new tires on the ones that had the broken bands. Our camp worker, John, (bless him) gave me some advice about not only about the tires themselves but where to go to purchase them. That in itself could be a story , but suffice to say that we got them, albeit a chase to the United States across the border, to get one of them and the other here in Canada at St Stephen.
The warehouses did not have them so I could not get two in either of these two places but one in each, ("OK Tire" in St Stephen with Cara, and VIP (Reilly) in Calais USA with Zach, across the border). So to be as safe as possible crossing the border, I bought one tire in Calais and returned to St Stephen and had them affix both tires . It was interesting for me anyway, to see, after the air is let out of the tires that had broken bands , how they returned to normal smoothness. Other wise the center ribs were sticking out and looked out of place. The possibility of an explosion when they burst was scary.
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| Had toshow you the tire store sign at least. It's on Rte. 170 in Oak Bay, NB. |
John helped me remove them, and replace them after we returned from the ride to a "foreign country" and back. Heck , John did all the work, I merely assisted. (John was only 75.!!!)
So we feel better and am very grateful for the travel prayers from those who have done that as God is listening.
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| In St. Stephen there is a chocolate factory that we will visit this week. |
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| This is the entry to Canada from USA , Calais. There is a second crossing on the highway where all trucks go. |
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| Main Street St Stephen (Prince William Street ) |
While we were passing through St Stephen after the tires were picked up, we thought we would get a haircut, and there was a barber shop at the edge of town. Heather cut my hair while Ruth waited in the truck. In talking with Heather I discovered that she did not cut women's hair if it was long , but only short. HUH? Ruth has short hair so maybe this would work! I went out and told Ruth that she has a haircut appointment inside. It worked well and as Heather's husband has been a teacher here in this small village for 27 years we had much to commiserate about. They came here on vacation and haven't left.
After a supper of pancakes (a change to be sure) and with Jim's cooking them, I took the time to walk to the dike to see the fading tide as it moved out to sea at 6:30 today. I looked with the binoculars and thought I saw a different bird in a very large group that was swimming slowly across Passamaquaddy Bay. I went quickly to the truck to get the scope and set it up. The binoculars I used to spot them but needed a stronger lens. Yes, after some long looks there were three species that we had NOT seen yet. All sea birds. The beak and the white coloration on the flanks were the key. The third bird was more difficult as it was smaller and swam close to the water, but the black markings on top and the white at the water line were good field marks. They were: KING EIDER, LONG TAILED DUCK and SURF SCOTER. There were probably a hundred or more all tolled.
It was a beautiful, cool day here on the Bay with temps in the morning starting at 34 F and only raising to the high 50's during the day in the sun. A cool north breeze blew steady all day.
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| Today is voting (Provincial) in New Brunswick, (Dog handlers handing off the dog) |
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| This is a diorama of the fish pens seen all about the Maritimes. It is a huge industry that contributes $1.6 billion to the economy. I will repost this and explain each component. |
Tomorrow we will explore some of the coves and lakes near here so stick around. Thanks to all you faithful followers. Every issue is not that exciting, but it is what happens each day that you can read.
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