Saturday August 24 ... Moncton to Rivière du Loup

On the road by 9 a.m. this morning, taking some different roads than on our way out here so saw some different sights.  We were focused mainly on putting some miles west on the bike so didn't make a ton of stops, but managed to have some fun breaks along the way.

The countryside in New Brunswick continues to impress us ... rolling hills and farmland, in addition to trees and lakes and rock...quite the variety of landscapes.  

We noticed that the leaves are beginning to change colour...imagine we will see more of that in the coming days as we are already feeling the nip of fall in the air in the morning.

We did stop just outside Heartland at the Covered Bridge Potato Chip Factory...what a neat experience.  Lots of fun photos to share with you from our self-guided factory tour...which included a bag of potato chips literally warm off the conveyor belt!  Greasy, yummy goodness! :). I am including some facts about agriculture and potatoes that we found interesting...hope you do too!

Next we stopped at the world's longest covered bridge in Heartland, N.B., a tiny community beautifully situated on the St. John River.  

We walked across the bridge and back and even left our "mark" like so many others before us.  This is the first bit of graffiti I have ever been guilty of leaving...though my partner in crime, Harry, apparently did a bit of artistic name writing in university on a bridge, but we will chalk that up to youthful exuberance. :)

The day was an absolutely gorgeous one with no wind and temps in the low 20's...perfect driving and sightseeing weather.

We stopped to check hotel info at a MacDonalds in Edmunston (free wifi) and Harry tried a McLobster sandwich...and deemed it very tasty!

Arrived in Rivière du Loup and visited the waterfall located right in the middle of town.  We walked around there for some time and climbed lots of steps!  It was a peaceful spot and not many people were around so it felt a bit like we were all alone in the middle of nowhere, not in the middle of a town.  

Two views from the catwalk on top of the falls...yes we climbed up there!

We parked a ways from the falls and were pleased to discover these fun art installations nearby where we parked.

A great day with a few unexpected and delightful surprises...what more could one ask for? :)

Continuing westward tomorrow...homeward bound!