We made it to Canada! 07-21-2011

1We left Bar Harbor yesterday and arrived in Sussex NB late afternoon.  US 1 was a washboard road, until (amazingly) we crossed the Canadian border and it was smooth as (fill in your own).  We did go through some rebuilding taking place on the turnpike, but, all in all, good roads.
We are staying at the "Town and Country Campground and Drive in Theatre) for a couple of nights.  Decided we needed some downtime and chance to get caught up on laundry, shopping, and rig maintenance.
Last night was "honk for bingo" at the drive-in next to us.  They broadcast the selections through the drive in car system, and if you get bingo you honk.  Thank goodness the honking was over about 10PM.
Barbara challenged me to another rummy cube, and won.  We are now 5 and 2, she is beginning to feel cocky, time to teach her a lesson in our next round.
Sussex grew to a large city when it was discovered that they surrounding countryside had the largest potash deposits in North America.  Only one of the two mines is still working, but they do get a fair amount of tourist trade here because of the proximity to the Bay of Fundy.  The bay has a 174 mile shoreline touching New Brunswick and the west coast of Nova Scotia.  It's other claim to fame is the number of covered bridges, 11 in total.
The Bay of Fundy is known for its high tidal range. The quest for world tidal dominance has led to a rivalry between the Minas Basin in the Bay of Fundy and the Leaf Basin in Ungava Bay, over which body of water lays claim to the highest tides in the world, with supporters in each region claiming the record.
The Canadian Hydrographic Service finally declared it a statistical tie, with measurements of a  (55.1 feet) tidal range in Leaf Basin for Ungava Bay and (55.8 feet) at Burntcoat Head for the Bay of Fundy.The highest water level ever recorded in the Bay of Fundy system occurred at the head of the Minas Basin on the night of October 4–5, 1869 during a tropical cyclone named the “Saxby Gale”. The water level of 70.9 feet) resulted from the combination of high winds, abnormally low atmospheric pressure, and a spring tide.

We will explore it further when we are in Nova Scotia.
 
Weather here is only 72F but muggy with 100% humidity. We have followed the temps in Fort Mill, nearly 100F but the forecast looks like a major cooling spell is coming.  We can hope!