Best Western Shiretown Inn Saint Andrews

... in a hurry. We stopped at a local coffee shop for breakfast, a trip for a few groceries, and arrived back in the cottage to rest up for our whale watch.

We were instructed to arrive at the harbor at 1:15 p.m. in preparation for our tour. About 1:45 p.m. we boarded our boat called the Island Quest. We had about 32 passengers, on a medium size boat. Our boat pilot was ...

Hello our virtual travel friends. It’s Monday, August 31, 2009, and we are here in St. Andrews-by-the-Sea, New Brunswick. We arrived early this a.m. after a full breakfast at our B&B, the Homeport. We were told the breakfast was from 8:00-9:00 a.m., and since we do not miss a meal, we were there promptly before the appointed time.
We were served a combination of muffins, scones, fresh fruit, yogurt, and an assortment of breakfast drinks ...

After a delicious brunch Tiffany & Anthony were nice enough to invite me along for thier day trip to Saint Andrew's. About an hours dive away, Saint Andrews is a small costal town with a large tourist population. Five of us pile in the car for the pleasant dive and spent the afternoon exploring the main drag.

An array of delightful shops lined the street, which looked like could be a movie set ...

Hi there!
Arrived this afternoon shortly after 2 pm to the most incredible B&B...wow! Its' so amazing that we aren't driving the 5 extra mins into St Andrews to see the little town or see the Alonquin grounds. This place is gorgeous, inground pool and its' three floors of gorgeous furniture and massive staircases. And of course I had to start up a conversation by the pool and this couple ...

St. Andrews is a wonderful ride. Maine's rte 95 is not a backcountry road, but it has borders of trees and some pretty vistas. Then from Bangor to Calais you enjoy rte 9, the Airline. It's all up and down curves but much improved over the years with truck lanes so the campers and logging trucks are not the hazards they used to be.
The town has a resort history dating to the turn of the century and is ...

... our fridge, we made it through Customs into Canada. Campobello is bigger than we had expected and we spent the whole day there. The big attraction is the only international park in the world. Franklin Delano Roosevelt spent every summer in Campobello with his family while he was growing up. His mother, Sarah, gave him and his wife, Eleanor, a "cottage" of their own where they spent summers with their six children. You can tour the cottage ...

... the logic of driving almost 5,000 miles from California to get here but today the sun has given me the answer. Eastport is a darling quaint lovely idealic place when the sun shines on all the old weather-beaten cedar shingled houses and the water sparkles like a million diamond rings bobbing between the US and Canada. We dried off our Trek bicycles and took a bike ride through the town. There are many houses ...

More rain. Ferry to Grand Manan. Camped on the edge of a cliff, literally. Poured overnight. Not much to do on a tiny island that's fogged/rained in, so debated bailing (perhaps the whole thing (looked up flights to HI)). Decided to stick out the day and the sun came out(ish). Toured the island as best we could. Hole-in-the-Wall camp in Grand Manan. Pretty awesome, really.

Thwap! The sound of the rubber glove tightening on the customs agent's hand rang in my ears and reminded me vaguely of plebe year.

Apparently, according to Julia, I act "all nervy" when answering the crossing guard's questions at the border. And I answer them honestly. Yes, we have alcohol; 8 bottles of wine, gifts from the SHBC at our Jack and Jill party (DO NOT GOOGLE THAT!). Next thing I know, we're pulling over into the ...

... asked him if he had any beer and he said yes and left and came back with two - no selection, just what he had on hand - they were ice cold and good!

When brought the lobsters they were steaming hot and served wtih coleslaw and corn on the cob! I knew from what Will said it was messy so I asked for a towel or something - he came back from the kitchen with a dishtowel and tied it around my neck and off we went.

I have to admit I didn't tear the lobster apart - Will was ...