Admiring the Bay of Fundy

Okay, so Saturday's day trips started off bright and early. Pretty much earlier than I've gotten up in a really, really long time....

With the roommate moving that day all we decided was that it would be best to be out of the house...so we had planned that we would spend the day on the Fundy Trail..what time we were leaving at was not decided until...early Saturday morning.

Alex popped his head out the window when he awoke Saturday morning and was surprised to see the sun shining and no fog covering our front yard. Really?!!? No fog in Saint John?!? So..with that amazing-ness we thought perhaps the rest of the coast would not have fog this fine morning and so by about 9am we were in the car. With a quick stop at McD's for breakie we were on our way.

Because the last time we stopped at Duck Pond it was ridiculously foggy we decided that this time, since we were driving past it, we could stop by and check out the areas attraction...the "split rock". Before we even got the the rock we found some other interesting, smaller rock formations...some just big enough for me to sneak into...

Just big enough for me!

The problem with climbing up and into such a rock is..you must get back down. No big deal right?!!? Well for any normal person probably not....but...I seem to have a balance problem..especially on slippery seaweed and especially on un-sturdy periwinkles. With that being said...once I had crept up the one side to capture the above picture, I thought it would be best to climb down the other. My first two steps were no big deal until I lost control of my speed and then slipped on the seaweed that grew up on the steep rock. Within a split second I had rock-rash on my elbow, a blood blister on my hand...and a very sore left wrist.

It was a perfect fog-free morning and we were able to admire Duck Pond's split rock, which we had missed the time before. Locals have told us that people can camp out on split rock so we wanted to check it out and see if this really was possible. People must access the rock during low tide, and cannot leave it until the following days low-tide. For my boyfriend and I this does sound like and exciting adventure. We checked out the area to see if it is possible and found a route up the rocks that should, if all goes well get us to the top. We are going to check with the locals to make sure this camping adventure is possible and if so we will go back to "split rock" near the end of August.

Duck Pond's Split Rock

Our next stop after Duck Pond on Saturday's "day of adventure" was the Fundy Trail Parkway. It offers travellers an 11km panoramic coastline view of the Bay of Fundy and is a must for anyone who is coming to New Brunswick. The trails and pull-outs offer everyone an exceptionally picturesque look at one of the natural wonders of the world.

Flower Pot Rock

The Beach

We went from look-out to look-out, strolled the beach and meandered through some...hmmm..off path trails. By doing so we were able to capture a behind the scenes look at one of the beautiful waterfalls along the Fundy Trail Parkway.

A beautiful waterfall!

and again..

hmm..and again..

3/4 of the way through the park we found the Interpretive Centre and it was there we stopped for a quick snack and a short video on the history/beauty of the Bay of Fundy and the Big Salmon River.

We walked down the the river so we could take a closer look at the dilapidated wharf that used to exist, and then crossed the Suspension Bridge which overlooked the Big Salmon River.

Suspension Bridge

Big Salmon River

After that there was only a few more stops and then we reached the end of the Fundy Trail Parkway. They are currently constructing a road so that Fundy Trail Parkway can run straight into the Bay of Fundy National Park and back out to Sussex, but right now the Fundy Trail can only be accessed through one way.

Fundy Trail Parkway is a beautiful look at the magnificent Bay of Fundy and was made even more spectacular with the balmy, non-foggy weather!!!

If anyone ever comes to New Brunswick make sure you add the Fundy Trail Parkway to your list of "things to do"!! You will be able to see incredible views like this one:

This is one incredible view...!!

When we were done at the Fundy Trail we drove back through where we saw the caves (at St. Martin's), but this time at High Tide! It is super, super neat to compare the photos from the last time we were there to this time!

Caves full of H20

Look back to my album Saint John, New Brunswick to see the earlier shots of Saint Martin's Caves and to see more pictures of Saint John, the Bay of Fundy, and other areas close by!!