Friday, September 4, 2009

Greetings From Shippagan New Brunswick

Founded in 1790, Shippagan (population 2750) is located on the Acadian peninsula in northeastern New Brunswick. It's a fishing and tourist center, popular with residents of Quebec, in particular.

Here's the house we rented for a week. This less-than-full view belies the fact that there was plenty of room for 7: Paul, JoAnna, Andy, Eddie -- plus JoAnna's aunt, cousin, and niece.


We were located just 2 blocks from the bibliotheque publique. All the signage in Shippagan is in French. English is spoken here, but as a second language.

The public library is the only wi-fi location in Shippagan. I spent a total of three hours here during the week. Rarely saw either of the two employees check out a book.

A recently constructed 2.5 kilometer boardwalk follows the water's edge, an inlet of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. JoAnna and I walked this flag-lined route every morning.

Acadian pride was fully in evidence.

"Take a picture of this," JoAnna requested near the end of one of our walks. Her paternal grandmother is a Gauthier - or GO-key, as it's pronounced in TRIV-ers.

The obligatory Tim Horton's picture. We saw drive-through lines like this not just in the morning but throughout the day. (Full disclosure: we made two visits here during the week.)

Universite de Moncton, campus de Shippagan
Whatever's on the other side of the railing isn't holding everyone's attention.

Seals at play at the Shippagan Aquarium and Marine Centre.

We enjoyed unexpectedly warm and sunny weather during our six days in Shippagan.

Shippagan's lighthouse, with a view of an inlet of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in the background.

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