Saturday June 24, 2016 Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

We got up this morning hoping to leave the park by 9.  We started on coffee and preparations to travel.  When Gerri started retracting the large slide it wouldn't close.  Closer inspection showed that the rear corner was hitting the frame of the wall mounted wall mirror.  It became obvious that the box had shifted in it's opening and wouldn't retract.

I made a call to Coach Net and they started looking for a mobile service that would come and check the problem.  After awhile Coach Net called back and told me they had left messages with two companies and would let me know when someone was on the way.  I went to the office to let the owner know we wouldn't be leaving on time.  The owner told me that Coach Net had called him asking about local companies.  The park owner and one of his staff came to our site.  While we were looking at the mechanism, we noticed that the storage bay doors were out of square.  We decided to retract the leveling jacks.  As the jacks retracted we could see the slide box lining up with the opening.  After the weight of the coach was back on the wheels, the room retracted normally.

I made a call back to Coach Net to cancel the service call.  After hooking up the Jeep we were on our way at about 11:30.  We had some delay due to construction and stopped for fuel before getting out of Bangor.  After leaving Bangor we were on State Route 9 most of the way to the border.  The road was two lane and went through some small villages.  The country side became more hilly with more pine trees and many lakes.

Just before the town of Calais, ME we turned and crossed the St. Croix River into New Brunswick, Canada.  There were only a few cars ahead of us and the border crossing was quick and smooth with only a few routine questions.

Although R-9 was a good road, the highway became better on the Canadian side.  Highway 1 was smooth and 4 lane divided.  Along the way the GPS started acting up and didn't show our route.  Of course there were few turnoffs and the distance to Saint Johns kept appearing on the signs. Closer To Saint John the GPS started working properly.

Downtown Saint John

We saw one sign on highway giving the exit number for Rockwood Park.  It was different than the one given on the GPS.  We followed the GPS.  After a few turns and bridge crossings we arrived at the park and checked in.  We were directed to the area designated for our group.  We met Ben Rose, our wagon master, and he showed me where to park.  We parked and set up next to Bob and Mary Steidinger who had been on the Alaska Caravan two years ago.  The slides all worked properly.  We were set up and visiting with other members of the caravan, some we knew from Alaska.  With the time change we are now 4 hours ahead of Las Vegas time.

It was light until about 10 PM.  We went to bed shortly after 10.  I tried to read for awhile, but didn't last long.

No activities are schedule until Monday when the caravan officially starts.  We have no firm plans for tomorrow.