Lighthouse Days, Music and Breakfast above the Beach

Every year Campobello is celebrating its Lighthouse Days with music, barbeque, fish chowder and lots of private vendors. Tonight we enjoyed live music at Head Harbour Lightstation. We had the perfect evening  with no wind and comfortable temps.     Tomorrow Tomorrow I will be shuttling visitors from the Campobello School to the Lighthouse area. Hopefully, many will use this opportunity.    Our day today began with a beach walk. At 8:30 I picked up two ladies from one of the motels, brought them to the beach from where I walked them over to “Con Robinson Point”. Meanwhile Bea had done her magic and created the most inviting breakfast table. When our two clients had ascended from the beach they had a hard time to believe that this was for them. Who ever orders this beach-walk with breakfast will be treated like Royalty. And we had the most fantastic weather today.

Thanks for coming over!

July 2

What a Day...

I had been asked whether I could provide our truck and flatbed trailer for the 1. of July-Parade, so the rig was standing ready out there when the entire bunch of Lighthouse volunteers showed up to start work around 2pm.

First a scale-model of a lighthouse arrived. It was placed on a blue tarp in the middle of the trailer. It was followed by a lot of more blue tarp draped in wave-fashion around the lighthouse. 

Then a Humpback-style whale-tail arrived gracing the rear of the display. Little plastic dolphins and whales "popped up" in the water and finally it was all topped off with lots of Canadian flags and red-white displays. 

Around 6pm we were all ready to leave for the big field opposite of the Roosevelt Park Entrance. The truck with trailer went first, followed by our FORD LTD Convertible carrying the flags of Canada and New Brunswick.

At 7pm sharp the entire parade-convoy left the field slowly moving down route 774 along the water. The route was lined with people on both sides cheering wildly when we were passing. 

It took almost an hour before the procession had reached Herring Cove Provincial Park Campground where the judges waited to award the prizes. 

And what can I say but that we won the first prize in the class of floats?  Hurrah, hurrah, we did it and boy did we have fun!


After we got back home, mother nature had another award for us.The western sky was lit up with a beautiful sunset. 

Everybody in our group was so excited that we decided to celebrate at Evelyn's house with party-food.

At around 10pm we could even watch the fireworks on Deer Island from Evelyn's deck. It sure was a wonderful day for everybody here on Campobello Island.

June 11


We are exhausted!


It is going to 8am.  Bea is still in bed and obviously in a kind of comatose condition. I had my first coffee here by the window, but the thought of having breakfast is too much. The reason is (or was) the succulent supper we had yesterday at Evelyn's place. Boy these islanders can cook like gods. Have you ever tasted lobster soup with a lot of cream and butter in it? Delicious!!! Though, I didn't think much of the bowl of soup I started on, but, being half ways down, I noticed something. I noticed that this meal was too much for me.
And I haven't mentioned the Swedish meat balls in a rich tomato sauce and the rice with chicken. 


This is the second invitation in a row. One more to go today and then we take a break over Sunday. Wednesday WE will be the hosts as I have my birthday coming up.


If it wasn't for my foot I could use some hard work to get over all this eating. 


Oops, --- I am hearing steps from upstairs -- she is awake and just disappeared in the bathroom. Now what?


I think we've gotto get out to the lighthouse today. Three ladies from the Chesapeake area in Maryland are visiting on the island. They are helping with the lighthouse project. maybe we can shoot some nice pics for the blog out there.
And here we have a few nice shots for you:

Herring Cove Beach towards Atlantic Ocean

The rocky Island where East Quoddy Light House stands

Images from Head Harbour