Good Tidings from the Bay of Fundy’s Hopewell Rocks and Cape Enrage

Hopewell Rocks at low tide in the Bay of Fundy

Well, we have crossed back into New Brunswick starting off with visiting the Bay of Fundy. At Hopewell Rocks where they have pillars of eroded sea cliffs called ”the flower pots”people can walk around in the mudflats during low tide. The catch is you must walk down this steep stair well along the sea cliffs to get to the bottom at the shoreline. Since it was low tide we dawned our rubber boots so we could walk out quite a ways and take a look at the awesome rocks and scenery. You could see where the algae line was as to where the tide will rise and return six hours later. The tidal change the day we came varied 27 feet. On a blue moon it has been as much as a 44 foot tidal change. Christa maintained she planned to give herself a mud facial at the flats, but at the last minute chickened out settling for a face tattoo instead Always a kid at heart. 

Remember what does down has to go back up

This stairwell photo is only half of what there was to climb. You gotta just do it and forget the metal see through grates below your feet. Vertigo anyone?

Mid tide level here about 10 feet

Best to skiddadle folks as the water level rises to the algae on the cliffs

Kayakker bliss... they won't be climbing the stairwell

The following day we returned to catch the high tide and took a drive to Cape Enrage near Fundy Bay National Park to explore the lighthouse grounds. 

Cape Enrage Lighthouse

And to imagine a year ago the lady could barely make it up three stairs learning how to walk again.

 

Sawmill Bridge in Harvey, New Brunswick

It was windy and cold up there so splurging for lunch at the light keeper house café proved to be an epicurean delight. Chef Jeremy Wilbur actually came to the table to chat and serve us with an incredible scrumptious meal. He had prepared the best sea chowder we’ve ever tasted, tossed walnut salad with fresh blue berries and figs, and lobster poutine in moray cream sauce with Armenian cheese curds topped with piri piri sauce and fried yam strips.

Returning to camp we spotted a prairie chicken crossing the road, blue heron standing in the marshland, and wooden covered Sawmill Bridge built in 1905 along the way. Now this is one way to enjoy the good life in retirement. We plan to explore through New Brunswick in the coming week before crossing back into the USA to catch the changing autumn foliage in upper New England. 

Taking the road less traveled by through the woods while leaving only footprints behind