St Andrews and St Stephen NB

St Andrews is a picturesque little town.  We walked the main street and then the wharf.  The tide was going out at the time.  Al had met a man who owned one of the restaurants there, The Gables.  So we went there.

https://www.facebook.com/The-Gables-Restaurant-165474053509799/

Ted Michener and his wife own the restaurant.  The once lived in Ontario.  Ted is an Artist and also sells his paintings.

They have really good food.  The patio overlooks the Bay of Fundy!  If you are in St Andrews we recommend this place!

After lunch, we drove on the ocean floor to see the Van Dorne 'summer' home on Ministers Island.  The only Island you can drive to without using a bridge.  William Van Dorne was from Illinois but worked his way up to President of the CN Pacific Railway.  This house on the island has 17 bedrooms and they are massive.  The Province of New Brunswick know owns the home and other buildings on it and operate it as a museum.

After we toured here, we made out way to St. Stephen to meet with a couple we met on a cruise in 2012.  Chris and Bill Hayre.  It was so good to connect with them.  The made us a fabulous supper of steak and scallops and Bill had made his favourite dessert, his mom's or grandmother's Blueberry Buckle.  It was quite good.  St. Stephen is the home of Ganong Chocolates.  Yum!  And also a Theological College St. Andrews University.

Chris and Bill---we should have done a new group selfie picture!!

During our talks, Al told them how we met the owner of The Gables.  Ted and Bill happen to play hockey together!  Small world.

Tomorrow we start home.  Edmunston, Levis Quebec, then a town just inside Ontario, Brighton, Ontario then home.  We have had a great trip so far.  3 days of rain.  3 days of fog.  The rest of the days have been just right!!

Our last day in Saint John, I met Carolyn Campbell and Kathy Bawn for supper near the campground at a place called Lily's.  The food was quite good and the profits goes into children's programs.  The visit was awesome!  I worked with these 2 ladies at the CNSC!  Great to connect again girls!