Cliffside Suites Alma

... ein, welches uns einen tollen Ausblick auf die Bay of Fundy gewährte.

Unser Ziel heute waren die Hopewell Rocks. Es handelt sich hierbei um Gesteinsformationen, welche durch die gezeitenbedingte Erosion entstanden sind. Bei Ebbe kann man um die Formationen herumlaufen. Wegen des Tidenhubs von durchschnittlich 12 Metern stehen die Felsformationen zweimal täglich unter Wasser. Nachdem wir heute das Ganze bei Ebbe angeschaut haben, gehen wir morgen nochmals bei Flut vorbei.

... to the family of her husband. Located in a rural setting, it boasted a good location looking out over rich farmland originally claimed from the high tides of the Bay of Fundy by the Acadian pioneers. Elaine herself, was from Prince Albert Saskatchewan, moving to NB with her husband after many years together on the West Coast. When it became apparent that he was the only one left in the family who might be interested in living in the ‘family home’, they made the decision to ...

... the town of Alma which is adjacent to the Fundy Bay National Park.


After our departure from the Cavendish Gateway Inn, we passed by a pretty white church with the name "Hartsville Presbyterian Church" located in Hartsville, PEI, though we never actually saw any town. I did a double-take when I saw the church, because when we lived in Hartsville, SC that was the church we attended. I think all four Chesnutt children were confirmed into membership in ...

At least it is if you want to install a tourist trap at the end of a 100 km dirt road. Taking the ferry (2 so far, if you're counting (we are)) back from Grand Manan and passing through Saint John (no "S" at the end, thank you very much), New Brunswick we headed up the coast to the Hopewell Rocks. The Bay of Fundy is quite the spectacle. Running between Nova Scotia and mainland Canada ...

... not literally but they were brutal...someone forgot the sunscreen, ahem way to be prepared mom haha. Anyways it was super fun and we all had a blast. On our way back to the cottage we stopped at wolfe point which began as an endless walk DOWN stair through a forest ended up in teh beach unfortunatley teh walk back was all uphill all up stairs. We survived and decided it was time to head back to the cottage. We all had a super fun day although colette is in excruciating pain and mu ...

... 1600's, first the French, later the English. Tension was great leading to war. French acadians who had spent time with the indians wanted to remain neutral, but the Englsih would not accept unless they were willing to give up their religion. They would not and so many were deported to Louisiana, hence the origin of the 'cajuns' in that area. Our first stop was hopewell rocks, an impressive coastline, consisting of towers of rock, shaped by the sea over ...

We were picked up at 11.30am from the hostel for the tour to Hopewell rocks. In total we were in a group of 7 people, including Marie (the German girl), Ben and myself. We were told lots of information about Moncton and the surrounding area by a very knowledgable tour guide. We arrived at Hopewell rocks when it was high tide. It was a very windy day apparently as a result of hurricane Ike and the sea was very choppy. It was also a full moon so the tide ...

... beer chilling in the van´s fridge! In Sackvile, we visited Pat and Bob (Ruth´s parents) who fed us lunch (the best lunch we´ve had in 2 weeks - thank you). Rajiv had to get an oil change done on the van and Pat had made an appointment with their local mechanic. So, while the van was at the shop, they took us around their picturesque town. We stopped in one of the oldest buildings and businesses in Sackville, a saddle shop that still uses old leather ...

... the beach there. I really enjoyed my nap in the sun today while they were building sandcastles, or rather Jeremy was building sand castles and Kira was rounding up all the kids on the beach and directing them to build HER SandCastle. I think when we get to Cape Breton and definitely across to Gros Morne National Park, we will spending a longer time there, just enjoying ourselves and taking longer, more frequent naps in the sun. The sand castles will be spectacular.

Spent the morning doing the tourist thing - went to an Acadian museum, visitors' centre, etc. The most eventful part of today was a short afternoon drive from Moncton to Hopewell Rocks, which is in (on? near?) the Bay of Fundy, the site of the highest tides in the world. It was actually quite a hike to get from the visitors' centre to the flowerpot rock formations, but definitely worth it to see ...