The Bay of Fundy checks off two items on our list: 1. It’s the Bay of Fundy, so we had to see the tides and the rock formations; and 2. This was our last destination before heading south to the U.S.
Morning
We saw from the tide schedule that low tide would be around 8am, so we all got up around 7 and made the 45 minute drive to Hopewell Cape. It was a little cloudy and quite chilly, but we were all excited to see the rocks during low tide.
We arrived at Flower Pot Rocks and were met by signs saying that the area was closed and that if we entered, we did so at our own risk. So we entered.
We got the typical postcard view of Flower Pot Rocks, but couldn’t see a way to get down to the beach, so we took a short walk to the other lookout points.
Ethan said that this tree looked like a giant hand or maybe a foot.
We went back to Juju Jr. for some hot oatmeal and noticed some people climbing a fence to get down to the beach. So after the oatmeal, we did the same. And lucky we did.
We finally got to walk along the beach and see these legendary rock formations and how they’ve been shaped by the tides.
I also got a very wet and sticky kiss on my jacket from a Great Dane that was racing along the beach.
Hopewell Rocks was definitely worth the visit and it was so cool to see the rocks in person.
On the way back to Juju Jr., Ethan picked some flowers for Dong Eun and even found himself a hat!
Afternoon
We stuck around so long that we were able to see the tide come in. This was also pretty cool, but we were quite tired from all the walking we did earlier, so we didn’t go back to Flower Pot Rocks.
It was time to get going and start heading towards Maine. On the way, we stopped at a local cafe that had a reputation for delicious cinnamon buns. They were out of the cinnamon buns, but we still enjoyed a muffin and a bread pudding made from the cinnamon bun dough. The coffee would come in handy for the long drive ahead.
Evening
It was a beautiful night out, and after a few hours of driving we were back in Fredericton, NB. We wanted to spend the night here before going to Maine, and lucky we did, because Ethan got a gift from a young couple playing one of the games at Walmart.
After dinner, Ethan worked on more math problems and created a word puzzle where you need to answer the math problem in order to figure out the word.
It was getting cold, so we bought some candles to use in the van for some gentle heat. Ethan liked playing with the wax.
And because he did his math work and was very helpful during the day, he got some new badges.
We were all pretty tired from the walking this morning so it was an early night. Tomorrow, we take a long drive into Maine and to the Good Life Center, founded by Helen Nearing, in Harborside.
If you’re just reading this blog for the first time, we are a family of three traveling across Canada (and likely beyond) in a 1994 VW Westfalia camper van called Juju Jr. Our son Ethan, age 9, is unschooling and so we want him to learn from being on the road and traveling. So he’s also now a roadschooler and we are documenting the trip and his learning on this blog.
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