June 19
There’s travelling, visiting, camping or glamping. We did a
lot of travelling, getting to New Brunswick.
Then we did the visiting – sleeping at our campsite in Sunbury-Oromocto
but spending most of our days with Elliott and of course his parents, Devon and
Katherine. Now we’re camping, or because
of the type of rig, glamping, at Fundy National Park for a few days.
We pulled in late on Monday afternoon, into a foggy
campground. There were red chairs on a
cliff nearby indicating there must be a view, but all one could see was
fog. As it’s black fly season,
standing around outside waiting for the fog to lift isn’t really an
option. I’ve been bitten all around the
back of my neck. Nasty little things.
Tuesday was a beautiful sunny day.
As prairie people, we’re fascinated by the ocean, and
especially the coming and going of the tide.
The Bay of Fundy has the highest tides in the world with a very dramatic
difference between high and low tide. The little village of Alma, right next to
the campground, is a lobster fishing village and we spent a long time watching
the tide come in and the lobster boats getting ready to go out fishing. They have about a three-hour window to get in
and out of the harbour on the high tide.
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| No, the rock pile is not my creation. |
We took a drive out to Cape Enrage. What a crazy twisty windy road up to the
lighthouse. The lighthouse was built in 1840 and
it’s right on the edge of the cliff. In fact, it had to be moved three times
because of erosion. It’s the oldest
active lighthouse in New Brunswick although the light and fog horn have been
automated since the 1970s.
On the drive up to the lighthouse, we came across a sandy
beach and spent some time exploring and beachcombing. We also stopped at a local winery for some wine-tasting. The wine is not made from grapes, but
blueberries, or cranberries or even rhubarb.
This is blueberry country so we took home a bottle to enjoy with
scallops and steaks.
Wednesday Dave had a lovely day of fishing at a couple of
freshwater lakes in the park. He caught
one little trout but had an enjoyable time. "A bad day of fishing is better than a good day at work."
Meanwhile I enjoyed my day of poking around in the little shops in Alma, biking around to enjoy some of the views of the bay, and relaxing.
Meanwhile I enjoyed my day of poking around in the little shops in Alma, biking around to enjoy some of the views of the bay, and relaxing.
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| Dave's fishing companions. |
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| Bennett Lake |
Thursday Katherine and Elliott came and joined us for the
day (and night). We followed the rhythm
of a 16-month-old and had an enjoyable day together. One excursion was to the Dickson Falls. It’s a short hike along a stream of rapids to some beautiful
falls. There are lots of stairs to climb
and little Elliott had the stamina to climb most of the way back up to the
beginning of the hike. What a trooper!
This post brought back great memories of when I was touring there with a friend a few years ago. We too spent some time in Alma in the quaint shops, watching the tides and boats at the harbour, Cape Enrage and Dickson falls. Lovely!
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