Up early thanks to Norma sending an email including the tide chart for the Hopewell Rocks…home to the famous Flower Pots formations in the Bay of Fundy. Headed off after a very quick breakfast hoping to make it past Moncton and along to Hopewell Rocks before t he low tide was finished. Got there with 45 minutes to spare so were able to walk along the ocean floor and then watch the tide come rushing back in.
Went up to the restaurant for a quick lobster roll lunch while we waited for the tide to change from ebb to flow. We then watched a very informative talk by one of the senior guides for the park about the phenomenon that is the Bay of Fundy tides. They are the largest tides in the world and average 46′ between ebb and flow. The highest recorded tide was in 1869 and reached a whopping 72′.
After the talk we proceeded back along the trail to the Flower pots and stopped at every lookout point. At one of them we witnessed a breeding pair of peregrine falcons on the cliff.
Continued along the Fundy Coastal Drive to the lighthouse at Cape Enrage for a marvellous view of the tide change and the Nova Scotia coast in the distance.
Passed through a very touristic looking town of Alma and the Fundy National Park before moving inland for a lovely drive through rural New Brunswick with lots of winding roads and fall colours.
Arrived in Quispamsis in time for a quick beer and visit to our friends (Rick and Paula) marina to watch the sunset and have a look at their 36′ sloop.