An early morning crash of thunder pulled me from my slumber. The rain still falling, it was time to get up and prepare for another day. We configured the trailer for travel, unfortunately, the battery level was low and the system interlock prevented us from retracting the dinette slideout. We had boondocked for three days with a heavy battery draw.
I disconnected the hitch and Susan backed up next the the trailer, while I set up the jumper cables. A quick boost is all it needed. I must look into why the system doesn’t charge from the truck alternator while towing.
We said goodbye to Margot at Domaine Acer, and prepared to leave. A roaring engine caught out attention. We looked in horror at a logging truck taking up the entire road, descended the hill at a high rate of speed, doing well over 120kph in the trough, building momentum to climb out of the valley on the opposite side. I shudder to think what could have happened if anyone pulled out of the car park into the road.
Once the muddy spray had settled, we cautiously pulled out and climbed up the 10% grade. Thank goodness for four wheel drive when your’e pulling 7000 lbs up a steep muddy hill, while maintaining RPM and traction.
Shortly after joining the highway, we crossed over another provincial boundary, leaving Quebec and entered New Brunswick. Our phones and trucks entertainment system automatically switching to another time zone.
The drive took us a through high plateau with forestry being the main industry. We stopped in Saint Quentin, visited the information centre, picked up a tourist map and attraction book, then continued east. The ocean was calling us.
We stopped for two nights at Pointe Verte campground, taking a site backing onto the beach. The sound of the ocean was very relaxing, the smells bringing back many good memories.
The next morning, I was up early to watch the lovely sunrise. The clouds gradually building up over the entire day, with a thunderstorm rolling in from behind us, releasing heavy rains.
Unfortunately, the campground was past its prime (a polite way of saying it was run down and struggling to stay in business) with the worst wifi experienced over the last month of travel.
One of the biggest complaints from campers on many forums, is poor wifi. Most campgrounds provide one or two access points, usually around the office or laundromat, with the signal diminishing and spotty further into the campground.
In this day and age, technology can be configured to provide a mesh wifi system, ensuring full coverage, but campground owners striving for profit, usually subscribe to residential bandwidth, causing the entire system to bog down despite having a solid wifi signal.
Some people will respond saying we’re camping and should be enjoying the outdoors, when in fact, we’re digital nomads, travelling and working online.