Fredericton may not have lived up to what I had created in my mind, but Hartt Island Campground is as nice as I remember it. Our site is right on the St John River (before any pedants come for me, the city is Saint John spelled out in full, and the river is St John), and we have had a series of clear, sunny, warm days.
Today isn’t quite as sunny, but the view is still lovely, and we’ve decided that, rather than head back into town, let’s make today a day of rest and relaxation, with an occasional load of laundry, and some French language practice.
I love days like this – lots of tea, cosy blankets, and maybe an Agatha Christie mystery on the telly.
**Edit: LL & I have a mystery to solve. When we arrived, we set up, then poured a couple of G&Ts and sat outside. The two sites immediately beside us are empty. At the closest picnic table was a young man who was sitting reading, then did his prayers (nice, picturesque place to pray). Then he gathered up his stuff and wandered off. Later, he pulled into the same site in a car, in a different shirt, and sat in his car for a good hour or so. No trailer, no tent, nothing.
Meanwhile, in the empty site next to him came a small pick-up truck. Again, no trailer, no tent, just a single woman, who again just sat in the cab of her car for a while, before getting out and wandering off. Who were these solo, automobile-only voyagers?
By about dinner time the young man drove away. But the woman in the truck stayed. Mostly she seemed to just sit in the cab, occasionally getting out to walk around the paths in the park. Eventually it got dark and we had to close our blinds.
This morning – she’s still there – still no trailer or tent. She just walked over the washrooms, and now she’s off for a stroll. Did she sleep here? In the back seat of her truck? Lori & I are completely absorbed and totally perplexed.
I tell you all this, not because it’s in any way important to my East Coast journey, but to show you just how shallow and nosey LL & I can be (and often are) – we are our mothers’ daughters. Here’s hoping we get more info before leaving tomorrow morning.