September 29- Oct 1 Prince Edwards Island and the Bay of Fundy

Pats,Dede and Fisherman with Giant Lobster

Cape Hopewell at low tide

After driving a couple of days through New Brunswick we have arrived at the city of Moncton. (Our Tide is Rising) It is located at one of the headwaters of the Bay of Fundy and is a central location to see Fundy and Price Edwards Island (PEI) The weather has been quite strange, we understand there has been a major storm across the east coast, and we’re at the top of it. We’ve experienced some heavy winds, intermittent rain, but exceedingly warm temps, up to almost 80 degrees and high humidity. The skies have been mostly cloudy, but with unexpected periods of sunshine, and then brief rain.


We drove over to Prince Edwards Island, just to see what there is to see. They built a bridge in 1998 over 13 km long from NB. The toll is $42 bucks so I guess they are still paying for it. It is a beautiful island with rural farms and lots of mowed grass. It must be an English-Scottish thing as we saw the same landscape in New Zealand. Small villages with tidy houses and a white church in the center of the ville. Most churches had a graveyard at the entrance, must give the parishioners something to ponder on Sunday. We went to visit Charlottetown, the capital of the province, thinking that it would be a charming city, but not so much. It is home to every fast food franchise in the world, and its historic district has largely been swallowed up by the modern world. It was the site of the confederation conference held in 1864 which united Canada into a country from British colonies.

On our trip to PEI we stopped in the village of Shediac, the home of the largest Lobster in the world. It was built by the Rotary Club to celebrate, well lobsters. We bought a lobster in the lobster store next door and had it for dinner that night.

Lobster for dinner!

Now that's a Porcupine

We moved on from Moncton to the Bay of Fundy National park. On the way we visited Cape Hopewell where you can walk on the beach at low tide amongst these amazing rocks. The tides here can reach 46 ft, at low tide you can walk on the beach until the tide comes in and then you better scurry up the stairs to safety or be 30 ft below the water line at high tide. At this point in the bay there are a lot of mud flats. From Moncton down to Cape Hopewell the area is called the Chocolate River. The banks and the water is pretty much terracotta red. Wondering around on the beach we got into the mud up to our ankles. Our last activity for the day was to visit the lighthouse at Cape Enraged. They have turned the lighthouse keepers house into a restaurant, but the views are scenic and we saw the biggest porcupine I ever saw. I am sure he lives there to entertain the tourists.