So what do you do in times of Covid in New Brunswick when you need a little getaway? Keep visiting Saint Andrews. We waited until we saw a nice weather forecast and booked for two nights.
Back in our happy place...
Jim brought an Outcast beer for his "beer on the balcony" time...
Definitely low tide...
Time for dinner with the sun setting and the tide coming in...
Mmmm...sunset!
See the teeny, tiny lighthouse circled on the right? That was our planned walk for the morning.
Down to the wharf...
"All Done"...sums up how we feel about the pandemic!
Lots of shops and restaurants...hopefully, this summer we will be open to the Atlantic bubble and provinces beyond.
The next morning was beautiful and sunny. We walked to Centennial Park, because although we've passed it many times, we have never gone through the park.
Nice little trails...
This looked like it might have been private property...
Looking back towards the entrance...
What a gorgeous day...
The
blockhouse across the street from the park...
We decided to head towards the lighthouse. Neat door ornament!
Arriving at the little lighthouse...
That beautiful sky...
Lovely houses around the point...
This house had many beautiful bird carvings on it. It also had two big dogs, so I decided not to antagonize them. There were cute owls on the trees, but the dogs won out over my desire to take a photo of them.
After a good walk, we headed to Ossie's for lunch. Mmmm...I was looking forward to yummy scallops.
They had just opened for the season the day before, so they weren't too busy.
Gak! Here's where we hit the first snag. Cash only! I think I actually knew that, but for some reason had decided to leave my purse at the hotel. Jim had $25, but with tax and a tip, that wasn't going to get us too far.
Oh wait! There was an ATM, except Jim's debit card wouldn't work (pays to check the expiry date)...and, you know, I had left my purse behind.
So we shared one delicious order of scallops with homemade tartar sauce. They were so good!
Lots of sheltered picnic tables...
We saw this cute little church on the way back and pulled over to check it out...
It was built in 1842. I remembered looking up
Chapel of Ease after seeing one in Brighton, England. That made sense for this area.
A cool mural on the water tower. It depicts part of the beautiful
Kingsbrae Garden.
Not all the restaurants were open, as tourist season is barely starting after the winter, so we went back to our favourite
Red Herring Pub. The food and service are always great.
I'm sure we'll be back to Saint Andrews again before the year is out! Fingers crossed that we can eventually travel again, but in the meantime, we're happy we live in such a beautiful province.
