Shediac, New Brunswick

We woke to a gorgeous sunny day and pulled up stakes (or our jacks) and headed for parts east. We had most of the TransCanadian Highway to ourselves. This part of the highway was particularly good. It had four lanes and was very smooth. We were on a mission to reach the lobster capitol of Canada-Shediac, New Brunswick. Shediac is a town of 4,800 people and located on the Northumberland Strait just off the Gulf of St Lawrence. We got ourselves settled at the Parlee Provincial Park and headed for a short drive into town to search out lobsters. The fish markets were selling lobsters cooked for $10 a pound or we opted to treat ourselves and eat at a restaurant on the water and have all the fixings with our lobster dinner. We both commented on the fact that it was the best lobsters we’ve ever had.

We took a short walk from the campground and walked down to the beach. The beaches are groomed each day and are well maintained. The locals walk to the beach because the entrance fee for day use and parking was $9 (Canadian). The U.S. dollar fares a bit better-that would be 90 cents. Even though the dollar is a bit better, they get you in taxes. All services (not including groceries) have an approximate 15% tax.