We are in Bangor!

We had quite a day yesterday driving through two provinces and into one state. We left Nova Scotia in the early afternoon. Minutes before approaching the Nova Scotia/New Brunswick border we were met with what at first seemed to be a scene straight out of the War of the Worlds movie, where the aliens rise from the depths of the earth through roads and fields.  As we looked ahead, we could see only two, very long white objects that from our angle at the bottom of a slight hill, seemed to be coming out of the road. After our initial twinge of horror, we realized that these were blades from the many windmills on the side of the road. With great relief, we continued driving and even took a picture to share with you. Imagine not seeing the base of those windmills, just the blades on the horizon. Little bit freaky :-)

Shortly after our run in with the potential aliens, we reached the Nova Scotia/New Brunswick border and said goodbye to Terynn's home province of Nova Scotia.

 Nova Scotia flags as we leave Nova Scotia and approach New Brunswick. You can see the New Brunswick flags (yellow) farther along the highway.

The Welcome to New Brunswick sign

We spent the majority of our day driving through New Brunswick.  Along most of the highway are fences to prevent moose from ending up on the highway and many signs warning you to keep an eye out for moose. Hitting a moose is like being in a head-on collision. There are moose warning signs in Nova Scotia as well. We were on high moose alert the entire drive! Here are some pictures of our drive through New Brunswick.

 Flooding along the New Brunswick highway

 Moose fence and gates (above and below)

Attention Moose!!!!! 

We reached the Canada/United States border around 6pm. We were asked several questions and they made us open the trunk of the car but we were both approved entry into the United States of America, through Houlton, Maine. Goodbye Canada, hello US!

 Canada Border Inspection sign. The spots you see are dead bugs on the windshield of the car :-)

One Canadian and one American passport 

The landscape in Maine was much the same as Nova Scotia and New Brunswick - trees, trees and more trees and moose signs. The only difference was they seemed to have a lot of bogs and bulrushes (aka cattails). It was getting late and we were getting quite hungry, so we stopped in Orono, the home of the University of Maine Black Bear,s to eat at a place called College Dogs. It boasted a college student's dream menu. Heidi had a steak and cheese sandwich and mozza sticks and Terynn had a hot dog and bowl of chili. Yummy! If you are ever in Orono, you should check it out.

We ended up stopping for the night in Bangor, Maine. We stayed at the White House Inn and even got our picture taken with Barack Obama :-)  

...and also with a lumberjack in the hotel lobby

In our room, we even had a "fresh" remote control for the tv, on which of course we watched the Stanley Cup playoffs!!!!! It came in its own little bag and everything :-)

After a few beverages in the hotel lounge, a hockey game, a great night's sleep and a yummy free breakfast, we are ready to drive for another eight to ten hours today. Check back tonight or tomorrow morning for more posts and pictures. Kansas, here we come!