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Monday, 15 August 2016

Maritimes Tour 2016 - Day Five - Downtown Moncton and Sackville Racoons

Today we drove to town to pick up our rental car at Avis/Budget. As we got downtown very early we decided to kill some time in the area and left the rental car in the lot. Free parking! Took a little walk by the Petticodiac river, which is looking better than when I grew up here.

We went nearby to get drinks at Cafe Cognito and they were darn tasty. My chai latte was nicely done.

Then we went to Gifts Galore and found a perfect gift for my sis-in-law. I know she will like it!

The car rental place was also beside two awesome stores, Comic Hunter and Spin-It Records and Video. Comic Hunter has a great selection of used RPGs and new boardgames. Spin-It has a fantastic used CD area and the staff is incredibly knowledgeable leading my wife and I to pick up about ten CDs each. At least we won’t run out of music on our trip!

Just before leaving, as a house guest gift for our next destination, we picked up two cheeses at Les Gourmandes Cheese Delicatessen and Chocolate.

Then we hit the road for Sackville, N.B. where a friend of mine lives and her daughter, another friend of mine, was visiting. We had lunch outside in the sun then retired to the moving shade of a grand tree for afternoon chatting. 


Then we moved inside to continue chatting and for supper. Before bed we were witness to two families of raccoons being fed. The mother of the two new moms was fed two years ago during a harsh winter. Now the brood comes back for tasty nibbles.

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