Day 19

My friend Mel told us we must go to the Fredericton Farmer’s Market.  Our first stop this morning confirmed the wisdom of his advice.  This market is a sight to behold with both inside and outside portions.

 

 

It was impossible to see everything due to the crowds of people and the number of vendors. Crafts, breads, beautiful local produce, meats in all shapes and sizes, juice bars, wine, coffee, cheese, Samosas, food vendors …all were represented many times over.

 

We succumbed to the siren call of a lobster roll and confirmed that lobster is a highly overrated, expensive meal.

 

After the market we headed out for our next stop in St. John at another B&B. We took the slow route along the river and enjoyed another drive through beautiful fall colors.  Note the Farmer’s Market pears in the window.

 

We stopped at a local quilt show in Upper Gagetown to view the hundreds of hours of designing, cutting, sewing and quilting represented by the beautiful work of the local quilters.

 

We arrived at ‘The Earl of Leister’ B&B, in time to do a bit of exploring.  The buildings are delightfully old, on great hillsides and many have scars that show their age.

 

The Emerald Princess cruise ship was in port and dominated the harbor. We hung around and watched as this massive boat deftly slipped sideways, swung end for end with the apparent ease of a well handled canoe and headed out to another port.