They left Mont Jolie QC on the St. Lawrence river and drove east on Rte 132 over the Northwestern Appalachians and down the Matapedia River to the New Brunswick border where they crossed the bridge over the Restigouche river to Campbellton NB. Thirty years ago this was a drive through a mostly poverty stricken area. Now, like most of rural Quebec and the Maritime provinces there has been a dramatic improvement in living conditions and very rare examples of poverty.
