Kingston, NB

After leaving Quebec we had planned on staying in Montreal the next night, but after driving into the city we weren’t feeling like we wanted to try and figure out another large city that wasn’t as cool as Quebec.  We headed southwest further to a smaller community named Kingston in New Brunswick.  We arrived on July 1st which is Canada Day, the same as our 4th of July.  The spot we found on Overlander had a nice bathroom, was right on Lake Ontario, and had a plug which I plugged our UPS battery and also the van into to bring up the charge since we decided to stay 2 nights.  We walked down to the park where the fireworks were going to be let off and first went to a place that was a $20 cover that included a drink with chips and salsa (Pace).  We sat down and waited to see if they could come up with a table for us to sit at.  After waiting for 20 minutes we changed venues to a place that wasn’t as crowded and didn’t have a cover charge.  It was a good fireworks show and a good place to watch it.  Afterwards we walked back to the van and wondered how long those poor people would be stuck in their cars trying to get home. The next day there was an art fair going on within walking distance that had over a hundred booths and live music. We bought a small little ceramic medallion that we plan on mounting in the van somewhere.  We enjoyed taking in the smaller town of Kingston and it was a reminder that the big cities can be more challenging to navigate and find safe spots to park.