The Saint John Market is open on Sundays and we took the time to visit. Lots to see with all kinds of food, craft stands and live music.

A goat farmer who makes soap with goat milk even had a young goat with him.

Eveline, who makes beautiful wooden cutting boards with resin waves, told us about a concert tonight on Minister’s Island near St. Andrews where she lives.

Minister’s Island, formerly the summer home of William Van Horne, is only accessible at low tide by driving across a gravel bar which is submerged at high tide. The timing of a visit to the island therefore depends on the tide schedule.

We had time to explore the grounds before the concert, first visiting the old barn where Van Horne raised his prized horses, cattle and pigs. The barn, designed by Edward Maxwell, was constructed by unemployed shipwrights in 1898 and cost $20,000.

Next stop on the tour was the main house which contains information on the life and achievements of William Van Horne and his family. Van Horne was instrumental in getting the Canadian Pacific railway built across Canada and later focused on art, both collecting and making his own.

Van Horne was interested in many diverse subjects, especially in the fields of business and art, and spent little time sleeping so that he could learn and experiment. His quote “Nothing is too small to know and nothing is too big to attempt” was particularly inspiring to us.

It was time to make our way to the large outdoor tent for the evening’s concert, featuring Bill Stephenson. Bill is a jazz and blues pianist and singer and was accompanied by cellist and drummer.

The concert ended at 7PM and we had until 8PM to make it off the island as the tide was rising. The fear of getting a flat tire on a gravel bar with the tide rising fortunately didn’t come to fruition.

Tonight we’re at the Oceanfront Campground with the big boys and our van is proud to be in a 50AMP ocean view site. There is a 22 vehicle RV tour group here tonight with huge coaches doing a 61 day Canadian Maritime trip.