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| Another gorgeous fall day |
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| First stop of the day for Kayla and myself was in Hartland, New Brunswick, home to the longest covered bridge in the world |
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| The Saint John river |
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| I was a little concernced about going over the bridge It was rated for 10 tons, but it didn't look that sturdy, and the seats on the bus are not equipped with flotation devices! |
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| fall splendor |
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| looking into the bridge, haven't crossed yet |
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| The gang, our first group of medal bearers, left to right, emma, andrea, mike, seth (who has an exchange student from Columbia with him, and anne |
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| show time, the pilot vehicle driven by scott, will lead us |
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| it turned out okay, we made it through with only a couple of creaks and groans |
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| Hartland is also home to Day and Ross trucking one of the biggest carriers in Canada |
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| Dr. Walter Chestnut library |
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| The medal bearers pose near the river, Trish on the right was our community liason person |
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| The last medal bearer to go, one on one time with Kayla |
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| On the way to our next medal -bearer meeting point in Perth-Andover, population around 1800 |
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| Kayla and I ran into Wendy and Jake in a small restaurant, here Jake is making fun of me because we are headed to Quebec and my french in minimal |
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| Perth-Andover bridge crossing the Saint John river |
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| You can't really tell from the pic but this place looks haunted to me! |
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| Getting ready for the warm-up dance, Kyle joined in to lead the group |
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| Otto, (the relay director) interviewing one of the medal bearers |
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| our pilot Andrew (Mack) jumps on board to say hi and reassure the medal bearers on my driving abilities |
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| After Perth-Andover, it was a quick 30 kilometres down the road to our End of Day celebration in Grand Falls, New Brunswick |
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| The falls were pretty cool |
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| Our end of day celebration at the Malabeam Reception Center. There was also a zip line across the falls, I did not partake, but a bunch of the other crew did. |
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| Jeremy interviews the final medal bearer of the day Ron Turcotte. OMG, this guy lives in Grand Falls, he became a paraplegic after a fall from a horse in 1978, but you may remember him as the jockey who one the triple crown on Secretariat in 1973! |
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| The end of day group photo |
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| Games for kids, even big kids like Andrew (and me!) |
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| and medal bearers |
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| a panorama from our hotel in Grand Falls |
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| It was a Sunday in Grand Falls, so Ross and I took a little 30 kilometre drive to Caribou, Maine in search of a beer. I love the United States , liquor and toilet paper in the same aisle |
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| beer and snacks, makes sense, can't do that in Canada |
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| The only sign I could find with Maine on it |
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| Day 48, I had to drive to Edmundston to pick up Don, who was dropping off the supply truck, and bring him back to Grand-Falls |
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| more great architecture, this church in Edmundston |
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| and another |
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| I was on events today, this was outside our community stop in Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska. I drive the truck and trailer and help set up all the event displays and tents. |
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| Right across the river, is Maine |
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| My ride for the week, nice ridgeline loaned to us by Honda, but man does that thing suck gas. |
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| Paul, our medal bearer coming into the community stop, he had a car accident 25 years ago, that he almost didn't recover from, he has difficulty walking and has speech issues, but his spirit was infectious. |
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| One of our events vehicles passing me on the road to Edmundston |
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| The river in Edmundston facing Canada There is a pulp mill here that supply raw product to the paper mill across the river in Maine, it goes by a huge pipeline, there are over 6oo employees on the U.S. side, and over 300 on the Canadian side |
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| And the river facing Maine in the United States |
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| Fort Cannon, one of the old installations in Edmundston |
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| Great view from up here |
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| End of day , sunny, but chilly and windy |
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| It took Ross and I 12 minutes to go from the hotel to downtown Madawaska , Maine, walking |
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| Looking back into Edmundston |
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| All that walking makes a man thirsty |
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| Ross schooled me in pool, and we were the only two in the place |
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| the paper mill |
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| Sunset |
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| and a full moon, better go back to the hotel for the night |
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