The next few days were spent in the Fredricton area visiting my brother and his family.
R and I spent lots of time playing with my niece. She has princesses and stuffed toys, a kitchen, a tent and plenty more. But her favorite thing right now is Toy Story. She especially loves Buzz Lightyear, Woody and "Yeehaw" aka Jessie.
The family also has Chihuahuas. 3 adults and 4 puppies waiting to go to their new homes. Chihuahua puppies may just be the cutest things ever. The little one desperately wants to play with the puppies too, but she isn't exactly the most gentle girl, much like me. She waits until no one is looking, or so she thinks, and the she sticks her little head into the kennel and pets them. Or sometimes tries to pick them up.
While her parents went to work on day 2 of our visit, we took my niece to the playground for some afternoon fun. She has no fear and no reservations about climbing up or sliding down anything. She's full of energy and always ready for fun.
There's a marina on the river beside the park and she wanted to go down to look at the boats, so that is where we went. I realized pretty quickly that she also has no fear of the edge of the dock or the water either though so I had to keep a good hold on her. I'd rather not take an impromptu swim in the river because the 2 year old jumped in!
She was pretty upset with me when I told her we couldn't play near the water anymore!
After getting lunch we brought her home so her other auntie could pick her up for the rest of the afternoon. And then we took ourselves for ice cream!!
That evening we went to a very delicious BBQ, met some family and enjoyed a special announcement and celebration. Congratulations!
And the next morning it was time to leave. Not just my brothers house, but New Brunswick. We are moving on to the Nova Scotia part of our adventure!!
The drive to our next destination, Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, is about 5 hours. We also have plans to stop and see a few places along the way.
First stop is the worlds longest covered bridge in Sussex, New Brunswick. Once we got near Sussex we realized the bridge would add another 60-80 minutes to our drive and so decided not to go.
Next is the Nova Scotia border and the visitor centre there. I love maps! Outside we took some pictures at the border sign and then carried on.
Into our third hour of driving now we made a stop for some lunch at a restaurant I went to the first time I visited. Murphy's Famous Fish & Chips! Neither of us had fish & chips though. I had already planned to have clams if I went back, so clams is what I had!! They were every bit as delicious as I remember!
After lunch was the part of the drive that seemed the longest. Probably because we missed turns and got lost 2-3 times trying to get to Peggy's Cove. The important part is that we did eventually make it!
It's a cool place to see, but twice in one lifetime is probably enough.
We spent quite a while there, walking around, taking pictures and enjoying the sunshine. We walked on the rocks, up around the lighthouse and down around the surrounding village. We had considered eating in the restaurant too but decided we could wait for our final destination of the day.
Another hour down the road and we finally got to our hotel in Bridgewater. It's the cutest little place and right on the water. We both really liked it there.
By the time we got there our 5 hour drive had turned into a 10 hour day with all the stops we made. Not to sound like I'm complaining, it was a great day! We ended it with a quick trip to Sobeys for some supper that we could eat by the water at our hotel. It ended up being too wet and cold though so we ate in bed!
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