Our nephew got married in Fredericton on September 25, giving us the opportunity to travel to New Brunswick. We left on Thursday, Sept. 24 and flew to Toronto, and on to Fredericton. Mom, Elaine, Susan, George and I traveled together. We rented a car and checked into the Comfort Inn for a few days.
The wedding was held at a golf course. It was sunny and about 17 degrees and there was a great view.
Mom with William and Alicia.
I'm not sure if this map is clear enough, but it sort of shows where we traveled. We drove east from Fredericton, then south to Sussex, and then to Fundy National park. We stopped at Cape Enrage and walked up to the lighthouse.
We continued on, following the trusty GPS, and somehow ended up on a gravel road, driving through rather interesting countryside.
Our destination: Hopewell Rocks
Hopewell Rocks on the Bay of Fundy has the world's highest tides, which are up to 46 feet high. The approximate time between high and low tides is 6 hours and 13 minutes. The ocean floor is accessible 3.5 hours before and after low tide. The amount of water flowing into the Bay of Fundy during 1 tide cycle is equal to the outflow of all freshwater rivers in the world combined.
We got there at low tide and walked out on the ocean floor.
We spent the night at Hopewell Rocks Hotel.
Night view from our room.
Daytime view from our room.
The next morning we went back to the Hopewell Rocks to see the high tide.
What a difference! We stood on the steps at the entrance to the beach, and watched the water come up. It was very impressive!
There was a nice viewing platform overlooking the beach area, so Mom stayed up there while we went down below.
It was quite a walk down from the parking lot, and this shuttle was available to take people up or down if they needed a ride.
We left Hopewell Rocks and drove back the way we had come, up to Sussex, and then we drove the scenic route, going south to St. Martins, a little resort town.
We continued on through St. John, and back to Fredericton. After we checked into our hotel and went for supper, we went to find the Bill Thorpe bridge.
The 1905 foot walking bridge is the old rail bridge, and connects Fredericton's North and South sides as it spans the mighty Saint John river.
The Saint John River.
On Monday morning we found the Legislative Assembly Building, built in 1882.
And then it was off to the airport for our flight home.
And we are safely home after a wonderful vacation!
Psalm 19:1
"The heavens declare the glory of God;
And the firmament shows His handiwork."
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