Fredericton to St. John

Our decision to come back to the Kings Landing Historical Park today was certainly the right one. We got there shortly after the 10:00 opening and only left at 3:30. We could have stayed longer. The park began in the 1960s when a dam was proposed. Because it would flood the valley, historians researched and inventoried buildings in the valley. Many of them were moved to this park, a couple were added later, and a handful were built as replicas because the originals were to fragile to move. There are now about 30 buildings representing various time periods in the 1800s. They are each staffed by costumed staff who tell the story of the building. This village represents the Loyalists, mostly British subjects deported from the USA after the War of Independence. There is much less Acadian presence in this part of the province. Highlights for me were a water powered sawmill and grist mill, a sash and door shop, a print shop, and a cooper's (cask maker's) shop. The interpreters were extremely interesting in explaining the craft or lifestyle that they represented. It was well worth spending the day.

From Kings Landing, we drove to St. John. We arrived right near low tide, so we first went to the reversing falls to see how they look at this stage. High tide is around midnight tonight, so we will wait for the next high tide around noon tomorrow and check it again. We then went downtown and wandered around the harbour for a while before going to a high point of land where a fort used to exist and took pictures of St. John harbour.

Today was a great day weather-wise, about 20 degrees again, perhaps slightly warmer, but with only a slight breeze.