Pig Roast at Jim and Lorraine's THIS THURSDAY

     At our last regular meeting Jim Woodford mentioned the Nova Scotia British car club, BATANS, was touring southern NB the latter part of August. As part of their welcome to NB, Jim and Lorraine are inviting them and all of us to their home on Thursday August 29 for a real "pig roast". He made very clear he would like us to attend but had also requested we please confirm your attendance.
159 Mactaquac Heights Keswick Ridge

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Please RSVP – ASAP – 363-4697 or e-mail jim@twpe.ca if you plan to attend and bring your chair and a dessert.

     We too have been invited to participate in any or all of BATANS NB tour. I have copied their itinerary here (Click on "Read more" below) so you can review it in detail. As you will see they have organized a wonderful tour that we are welcome to participate in.

BATANS South West NB Tour – August 26-31, 2013 (Abbreviated Version)

The summer is fast passing by and as John Prine sings – time goes so quickly it is “like a broken down dam” and August 26th will be upon us all too quickly. We have 12 cars registered for the tour.  So here is an update as of August 8th on our SW NB Tour. IMPORTANT NOTE -Please note that a passport is required for the Wednesday August 28th, leg of the trip.

For the full version of the tour agenda, see the complete document issued to the members list.

Stop 1 Monday, August 26, 2013
- Meet at Picket Fence Motel late afternoon/early evening.

Stop 2 Tuesday, August 27, 2013
-Tour Minister’s Island.
-Visit Huntsman Marine  Center.
-Barbecue and swim at the home of Bob and Donna Grant.

Stop 3 Wednesday, August 28, 2013
- Travel to St. George.
- Ferry to Deer Island and visit local points of interest as we pass across the island.
- Ferry to Campobello Island and visit the Roosevelt International Park.
- Travel along the Maine Coast to Calais and back to St. Andrews(PASSPORT REQUIRED).

Stop 4 Thursday, August 29, 2013
- Visit McAdam Train Station and have lunch at the diner style lunch counter.
- Pig roast at the home of Jim and Lorraine Woodford.

Stop 5 Friday, August 30, 2013
- Travel along St. John River and take ferry to Gagetown for sightseeing, visit and lunch.
- Travel to Evandale and take ferry across river to Kars.
-Take ferry across the Belleisle to Kingston Penninsula.
- Visit museum at Kingston Corner.
- Visit Dunham’s Winery at Chamfer’s Bluff.
- Continue drive along some scenic NB secondary roads to Sussex for the night.
- Dine at the Gasthof – Old Bavarian German restaurant.

Stop 6 Saturday, August 31, 2013
- Travel to respective homes in Nova Scotia.