Tantramar River #2 (Wheaton) Sackville NB

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Built in 1916, this covered bridge is 50 m (163 ft) in length. 

Mini-Tornado - December 2007

It is Christmas Eve 2007 and Black Rose and I run out to purchase one last gift.  Let me tell you here and now, I worked in Retail for too many years to even THINK of going shopping within 2 weeks of Christmas.  But, hubby needed a jacket and we had seen a store with them marked down a few weeks prior and prayed they were still going down.  So, out we ran.

We came home to a voice message from the campground owner advising we should come down and check the trailer.  My heart stopped.   It is Christmas Eve and my sister in law Patty (see Reflection ) and Wilsons Disease (2-15-09) is due home for the Holidays.  Hubby is working. So I call the Campground owner to find out what is up.  Turns out there was a Mini-Tornado that went through in the early morning and our unit as well as one other has been damaged.  So, I call Hubby and load up Black Rose (well, tell her to get in) after calling the Insurance agent to leave a vm just in case we need him.

   
I know, it is only a THING right.   Well you are right, but when we drove around the turn and saw that we were about 6 feet closer to the neighbor.   OH MY.   You can really tell in this shot how much we were moved and raised.  But wait...........................the inside........

Looks like a home invasion gone bad!!!   Oh my word, the drawer is on the opposite side of the trailer, the fridge has gone through the pantry door (that's the back of the fridge on the left), the oven door was wide open and the racks are fully extended and the dishes from the cupboards are smashed on the floor. 

But, we are safe and things can be replaced.  Turns out the trailer was dumped onto its side closest to the neighbor and came back up, thus causing the damages you see.   In doing that, the tip outs (which thankfully are left full open all the time) had dug a hole in the ground and forced the unit to go upright again.   We did not have any broken windows, the snow was little, and no one was hurt.

Our unit was moved back to where it belongs and we have since added a deck and truly enjoy our time here.

Come on over anytime and join us. 

We can sit and enjoy the view, we would love to spend time with you. 

We met Earl at the Campground

Hurricane Earl hit the East Coast (Maritimes) Saturday, September 4th. So we, as campers, battened down the hatches and waited.   I tried to get you photos of the white caps on the Bay of Fundy, but my camera decided it didn't like those batteries. Sorry. 

I had ventured to the ocean to catch a close up glimpse of the white caps (clearly seen from my unit and deck) and met others there too.   Once again -these not the white caps (I am so mad).

Earl hit the campground with a howl and kept coming with the rains.  He has since moved on and people are emerging from their units to check on neighbors and the ocean floor. 

You can't see in this photo, but there are people walking biking and meeting at the beach to access the damage. These folks are meeting at one of the units. 

Thankfully we were lucky (not like Hurricane Bill and the Mini-tornado of Dec 07 - a story and photos for another day).   We only had the high winds, rain and little damage anywhere.  Others are not so lucky. 

MACH 1

She did it!  Black Rose wrote her Beginners this week and did GREAT! Congratulations! Now, to get some driving time in for the next 'leg' of this adventure.  She and I have been out a few times and she's doing GREAT!  Wahooo...meep  meep.

Black Rose's dream car is a MACH 1 (1971-73). She has had her eyes (for 8+ years)  on a 'run down', rusted, sitting there for years MACH1. We drive by it each time we come and go to the 'cottage' (as my Seaside Friend has loveingly named it). We even stopped a few years back to see if he would consider selling it as is where is. Black Rose could offer it to the 'Shop Boys' as a project in order to assist them get their grades and in turn, she would have a car with all of the responsibilities that come along with it.

The gentleman said he was going to fix it it. Right! It's still sitting in the same place without anyone to love it. It's too bad really that we let such things just rot in the ground. Not that we have much money, but one might be surprised the compassion one might feel knowing this young teen has been watching this car for YEARS. I was going to include a photo of it in it's current shape, but wouldn't ya just know it - we went to the Cottage another way. I will post one for you next week. 

Drive on Black Rose- be safe and congratulations! Sorry that I don't have a Mach 1, but you can borrow my Kia :) Love Mama

Wave

 A couple of gentlemen that we ran into along the way. The top one reminds me of my deseased Father-in-law (Black Rose says the same thing).

Your aspiration is your motivation,

your motivation is your belief,

your belief is your peace,

your peace is your target,

your target is heaven,

and life is like hard core torture without it!