KO and the Turk: Fun at Fundy, the Bay in New Brunswick

The moose speak French here

Our visit to New Brunswick was largely focused on exploring the Bay of Fundy area. We had seen it from the Nova Scotia side, but didnt spend time near the water - so this was our chance at Fundy National Park.

Confederation Bridge from New Brunswick side at beach

We drove through Moncton to get to the Bay. Stopping at a grocery store I noticed the rest of the shopping center and its stores.....

Cannabis nestled between grocery and tires.

We stayed near the Hopewell Rocks, so hiked down there our first evening, getting out just before sunset.

Hopewell Rocks at medium height tide. You can walk around at low tide.

many warnings and tide info

Looking up from ocean floor

Cape Enrage is west of Hopewell Rocks and we climbed down to the beach/ocean floor during low tide in the morning. Lots of DANGER signage.

hard rocks to walk on-see shoe?

Long way UP

Lighthouse keeps getting moved due to erosion - looking out over Bay of Fundy

From lighthouse, looking at former lighthouse keeper's home - now a restaurant

Fundy National Park is full of hikes, views, campgrounds, rustic places to stay. The day we were there, they had an annual trail race - the largest in the Atlantic region. So we would be hiking, and then hear a plea to move over as an exhausted runner would get by us on the trail.

Dickson Falls flows into Bay

View from Pt Wolf of Bay

The trails were nice and especially on the coast, the views were spectacular. We appreciated the sunny day after all the rain we had hiked in. Canadian National Parks place red chairs in particularly scenic spots so you can sit and enjoy them, like the old Kodak Picture Spots.
We did see quite a few trees knocked over from the hurricane but our trail was cleared when a tree fell across it, or was hanging dangerously over it.

The covered bridge was built over a river that had been used by loggers to transport logs to the cove to be loaded onto ships. This location had a sawmill that polluted the water, killed the fish, and impacted the wildlife in this area. Today, there is still a pile of logs from those days. Work is being done to help populate the water with local fish.

View from start of Coppermine trail - tide is low

lots of small waterfalls to cross

hurricane hit here too

View of covered bridge and wood pile

one of 2 covered bridges in park

more hurricane impact

another group of trees hit by storm

found brewery in a church!

Hiking made us hungry and thirsty. We found THE brewery in Alma, the town beside Fundy National Park. It is in a church and is THE gathering spot for hikers and mountain bikers, and everyone else after a day of being active. Luckily we got a flight before they ran out of beer - but its unbelievable that, with a guaranteed market, they would not make enough beer. Blame it on the hurricane from 2 weeks before!

After beer came lobster. We checked out the two lobster markets and picked the one with more options. Lobster roll and seafood chowder (not creamy). We sat outside and enjoyed lobster and some beers the Turk had canned at the brewery (the last of the beer).

we waited, but didnt catch any walking across the road!

priced by the pound

Turk plays with the wildlife

lobster art - see his fishing hat?

more lobster art

even more delicious than it looks! Alma's Lobster Shop

lobster shop helper - in uniform

the mom - cleaning scallops

higher tide

low tide. Boats have support between sand and the bottom to keep them horizontal in low tide

the tide is in

6 hours later, tide out

Turk found crabs

Turk and wildlife - again

The Turk was fascinated with the sea life that remained when the tide was low. He spent a bit of time annoying a crab who pinched away until he got worn out.

The only moose the Turk saw was the one outside the souvenir store. That apparently was good enough.

waiting for the tide to return

sunset lighting up the bluffs over Bay of Fundy

Working our way back to Boston, we headed out and visited St. John NB for lunch. These were the last few hours in Canada and we needed to try two more things: poutine and Tim Hortons!

We found the old town of St. Johns to be THE place to go. On a Sunday, there was outdoor seating at a number of highly regarded pubs/restaurants. The Turk and I were the oldest people to visit it seemed which indicated to me that we were in a good spot.

Our standard poutine was not on the brunch menu, but the chef made it for us. French fries, cheese curds, gravy. That is poutine. Filling and probably best eaten after a night out....to absorb the alcohol!

Then we stopped at a Tim Horton's off the highway to spend the rest of our Canadian money (loonies) and experience Timmy's. I found a whole bakery counter of fresh made donuts and muffins. With my $3.21 and the help of the counter staff, I purchased a few different things that we would not normally eat to guide us out of Canada.