June 16 and 17

June 16 - We headed east out of Montreal on HWY 20 early Saturday morning bound for Campbellton, New Brunswick.  And of course we were delayed by construction almost immediately around Montreal.  Once on our way, we took HWY 20 all the way to Mont-Juli, Quebec on the Gulf of St. Lawrence.  We then headed southeast on Hwy 132 across the neck of Quebec's Gaspe peninsula to Campbellton, New Brunswick. The scenery along this route reminded us of northern Michigan transitioning into upstate New York or even Colorado.  We did not expect northern New Brunswick and southeastern Quebec to be so well populated. I guess we should not have been surprised, since the Atlantic Provinces were settled early along with New England.  We made it to Campbellton at 7PM Atlantic Daylight time and had logged over 1100 miles thus far on the trip.

Mountainous Terrain in Gaspe Peninsula Quebec

June 17 -  We got an early start out of Campbellton, NB on our way down the Acadian Coastline.  We followed Hwy 134 to Bathurst.  (Cottages, homes and towns all the way along the coast.)  From Bathurst, we continued on the Acadian Coast route along Hwy 11 to Miramichi passing rugged cliffs and fishing ports like Caraquet.

Acadian Coastline in New Brunswick

We continued on Hwy 11 to the Kouchibouguac National Park where we stretched our legs on the beach and had a picnic lunch before proceeding on to our destination:  Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.

Beach in Kouchibouguac National Park, New Brunswick

It was 68 degrees and the wind was about 25 knots, but the Canadians were sure enjoying it and the water was surprisingly warm.