NEW BRUNSWICK: Moose and McDonald’s

You’ll never fall asleep driving along New Brunswick’s highways. For one, there are gorgeous fall colours to keep you company on a sunny day. And two, the fear of slamming into a moose is constantly drilled into your head with these signs.

Moose make tasty roasts. But they’re also really really big and dark. Few people survive car crashes with moose.

The signs are good reminders but they make me paranoid, especially at night. Every shadow I spy makes me jump.

I stopped in Miramichi for breakfast. This Mickey Dee’s doesn’t look like much on the outside, but I’m convinced it’s the world’s nicest McDonald’s.

There are two flat screen TVs mounted inside the restaurant and soothing contemporary paint colours.

The women’s bathroom could’ve come out of a magazine. There’s a marble-looking countertop, halogen drop lights and a fancy bowl sink. You gotta stop here, if not for the Sausage Egg McMuffin, then for design ideas.