June 21 2011 Hopewell Rocks, New Brunswick

Left Halifax 8.30am arriving Hopewell rocks 12.30pm. Travelling 208 Miles.

Woke up to another overcast day looking a bit black in the distance. All for the lovely day we had yesterday, didn't last long. Drove across Nova Scotia from east to west coast just all on highways which I mentioned once before just go for miles none stop. Finally crossed over to New Brunswick .

As soon as we reached Hopewell Rocks went straight to the park of the rocks as it was still low tide so we could walk around the rocks on the beach until 2.45pm before the tide started to come in and rise to 46 ft in this area. On the Nova Scotia coast on the other side of the Bay of Fundy it can rise to 52 ft. Amazing. Spent a good two hours wondering around the rocks which many have names, which I will explain in the photos. The weather never improved unfortunally as the sun on the rocks would have brought the muddy red colour out, so the photos look a bit dark. The water looks red because as the tide comes in it covers the red mud. The river we drove alongside getting to this area  they call the chocolate river.

 This is when we first arrived and the tide had 4 1/2 hours to come in. This is one of the areas we walked around before the tide came in.

                      This is the same area at high tide and the Kayakers are just coming in sight.

              Here come some more. Found out later that our  B&B host is the instructer/guide in the
                                                     single kayake. 

                                                   Is that you Joe.

 

                                      The stairs going down to the same area before the tide came in.

                                                        P.T.

                                                This one is called E.T.

                                                 The three flower pots

                                                  Mother-in-law

                                                  Lovers Arch

                                                Our B.&B.   for the night

At about three left the rocks to book into our B & B Innisfree. Lovely old house beautifully done out with old furniture. Five rooms but only one other couple staying tonight. They are over the other side of the house so feel very private. The couple who run the B&B are a very nice people, Alan and Elaine. Would be in their early forties and travelled NZ for 2 months three years ago.