Driving along the St. John River

Heading East
We had an early start to avoid rush hour. After all, it was only Friday.
We made good time, less than six hours later we crossed into Quebec. The drive through Montreal was slow, our navigation systems didn't agree on the route. The Garmin was set to avoid toll roads, so it was hwy 20 through the city. Google Maps sent us via hwy 30 south of St. Lawrence River. We probably lost about 40 minutes, but we were still on schedule.

Our journey along the St. John River is also documented in "New Brunswick road trip, 1500 km forward and 150 years back in time"

We arrived in Grand Falls, New Brunswick around 5 o'clock and found a campsite at the Eagle Falls Campground. The sites have electrical, water and sewer hookups. We came to this place just in time. They closed for the season on Monday.
We were very happy with our choice. It is only 6 km from Grand Falls.

It was time for the geese to migrate and the St. John River here at the campground was the place where they congregated . The air was filled with their squawk and the splashing of the water when they landed. It's quite a sight to see them in these numbers, in the air and on the water.

Grand Falls
Grand Falls has an interesting history. The best place to start is at the Malabeam Information Center. The statue honors Malabeam who saved her tribe from attackers. She led the foes' canoes over the falls and her heroic story lives on forever.
We were reading that the bridge is the 4th bridge that was built there. The remains from the first three are still visible. The first bridge collapsed two weeks after completion in 1858. The second bridge was completed in 1860 and was replaced with a steel bridge in 1914. This bridge lasted 59 years and the one we see today took its place.

The water from St. John River is diverted to the generating station. And now the river carries very little water and is therefore less of a spectacle.

We had a late lunch at Pizza Boy. We started with a vegetable soup. It was very tasty with big chunks of vegetables. The pizza was loaded. A perfect combindation.

St. John River

We followed the St. John River and passed through several towns. We noticed abandoned rail bridges and had to get a closer look.

Bristol Shogomoc Railway Site
The Bristol Shogomoc Railway Site is a replica of the one constructed in 1910. The rail cars were moved here in 1986 and 1988.

Old Florenceville Bridge
The Old Florenceville Bridge is an interesting construction. One part is covered, four are not.

Hartland
This is the longest covered bridge in the world. The Hartland Covered Bridge is a National Historic Site of Canada.

Along St. John River

Nackawic
The World's Largest Axe,

Kings Landing in Prince William
Kings Landing is an open-air museum in a fully operational 19th-century village. Fully operational means that people show their trade using tools and costumes from that time period. We arrived late in the afternoon. This should be, without a doubt, a full-day visit. Nevertheless, we had time to get a drink and a muffin in The King's Head.

Two examples of the many buildings and crafts here at Kings Landing.

This was the end of the second day, and we still had 200 km to drive. It was dark by the time we arrived at the campground in Fundy National Park.