July 4, 5, 6, and 7, 2025

  July 4th

Lake Ainslie to Chiticamp.

We planned to attend Kitchen Fest at the Doryman, so we arrived in town early.  The Doryman appeared to be very busy, so we arrived for dinner at 6pm even though Kitchen Fest was 8-11.  After getting a table, a group of old and middle-aged drunken golfers arrived.  They were so loud, we had to find a different place to sit.  The stayed until about 8:30 and continued to be loud and obnoxious.  We stayed until 10pm and then headed out to the parking lot where we were given permission for an overnight stay.

Tonight's performers

July 5th

After a stormy night and morning, we headed back to St. Peters, where we planned to attend the last night of Kitchen Fest at McBouch's.  We stopped by early afternoon to get a reservation for the evening, and they were completely booked, so we headed back to the campground and then attended church at 5:30 at St. Peter's.  Nancy and Pierre were there so we decided to head to Lonnie's for dinner.  It was great to have a relaxing evening catching up with them.  (photos:  St. Peter Church and deer in the campground)

July 6th

We drove from St. Peter's to Amhearst Shores Camp Ground.  We had rain all night, so no pics. 

July 7th

Amhearst Shores CG to Kouchibouguac National Park Campground.  Because the new Prime Minister has altered the national park requirements this summer, there was no entry fee and we received 25% off of our campsite, so we paid $16.86 US.  Pics show our lunch stop along the way on the Straights of Northumberland. (photos are not clear due to rain) We had heavy rain all night.