August 28 - Fredericton, NB

It was cooler today, so Lyle and I had a nice long walk in Fredericton. I had had some difficulty in contacting the CNIB office prior to our walk, so when we arrived on the office doorstep, our visit was unexpected. As I explained the purpose of our walk to Ruth and Jim, I realized that I was also telling them that the journey was nearly over. Three more provinces and three more weeks and I will be at the finish line.

In Fredericton, we came across a set of audible signals which I initially thought were not functioning.  They made a beeping sound but didn’t go beyond that. Then I remembered the audible signals in Thunder Bay.  The staff at CNIB there told me that in order to activate the signal you had to hold the button down for several seconds.  I tried this in Fredericton and low and behold, the audible signal came to life.

Normally, audible signals will make a “chirp” or a “cheep cheep” sound. At the Fredericton intersection, the east-west crossing had the chirping sound, following the normal pattern, but when I pressed the button for the north-south crossing, it sounded as if an ice cream truck was playing music close by.  We re-crossed the road several times for the new sound experience!

We have now moved on. We left Fredericton and drove through some heavy rain on the way to Moncton.  It is still raining but we are enjoying the cooler temperatures.