Way Out There

A funny thing about native Frederictonians is that unless they live within 5 minutes of work, they’re too far away. This is kind of opposite the Saint John mentality, where people usually tend to want to live away from the bustle of the city’s cores (Uptown, and the East Side).

To many Saint Johners, it’s desirable to live 15 or 20 minutes from these areas in places such as Quispamsis, Rothesay, or even Hampton. In fact, even living inside city limits in places like Millidgeville, or the West Side will work.

When I started telling people in Fredericton that we bought a house 20 minutes away from Down Town, in a community called Upper Kingsclear, the most common response was “Why did you even move up from Saint John if you’re going to be way out there?”

Well, I was on my deck the other day when the sun was setting over Kelly Creek, and this is one big reason to live “way out here”. Check out these images: