Day 55- Saint John, NB

On the road again..........

        
   Wait ------ Ice Cream up ahead!

Left turn to Hwy 1 and gentle roads.  (we hope)

This ride shows up agriculture, even a field with bales.

    TIM HORTONS - STOP

                 Donuts!!!!!!!!!!!!!













Eagles Nests were on  many high tension power poles.

        




 
     Last Social and we had lots of yummies to choose from.

Bette finaolly finished her "Ugly Stick"

                                  Tom

          Janet

               Shannon

         Debi

Spence, with his new attention getter.

         Jon

                 Jim

      Linda

               Linda

          Bob

                        Bettie

          Alan

                Janice

     Shiela

Our family eating, drinking, talking and making much noise.  One more day together and then we begin our next adventure.








Submitted by:

Bettie & Eric Runnalls

Day 54 - Travel Day - Hopewell Cape, NB

The first part of the day was traveling from Truro, NS, to Hopewell Cape, NB. For most of the way we had a 4 lane road – a few railroad bumps and then 2 lanes from Moncton to Ponderosa Pines Campground, a pretty site with water on most sides.

We arrived in time to have a quick lunch before we carpooled about 2 km down the road to Hopewell Rocks Park, which is on the Bay of Fundy near the mouth of the Petitcodiac River (nicknamed the Chocolate River because of its color.) Ocean tides have carved the Flower Pot Rocks, pillars of sandstone and conglomerate rock with fir and spruce growing on top. 

We walked on the ocean floor at low tide – a little mud here and there, but mostly flat rocks and pebbles.

 That was early afternoon. It was a healthy and beautiful walk from the interpretative center on the top trail and then over 100 steps down to the ‘flat’ ocean floor. 

After exploring the area, several of us drove down the road a piece to the ice cream shop of some 50 flavors.  Janice tasted over a dozen flavors before she settled on butter pecan and caramel cowmotion. Other flavors that we saw and savored included peanut butter bliss, orange with licorice, maple walnut, wild blueberry, and mariners’ sea salt caramel.  A single serving was at least half a pint – for only $2.25 each (Canadian)!

Then it was back to the campground for naps, dog walks, dinner, and just catching up.

After the travel briefing, several of us went back to Hopewell Rocks at 7:30 pm to view high tide.  All the ocean floor that we had traversed in the early afternoon was now covered with water (said to go as high as 43 feet).

  We saw a beautiful sunset with colorful clouds and searched the area for sandpipers – a few were spotted with binoculars.  We assume that many have flown away for their yearly migration or perhaps were just hiding from us.

Submitted by:

Linda Rose & Jim Montgomery

 

Day 53 - Truro, NS

We begin our day with a breakfast prepared by our hosts, Spence, Madi, Roger and Lorna.  Their specialty is omelets cooked in a plastic bag! New to most of us, they are delicious. First, eggs are scrambled in a plastic baggy.









Then, we get to add ingredients of our choosing from onions, peppers, even left over sausage from David and Greta’s previous nights’ Brat Grillins.




















Last but not least, Spence dunks the bags in boiling water for 10 to 12 minutes. 

 Topped with salsa they are a treat. 

We then have some free time to explore. Some go to the town of Truro, a small town of quaint restaurants and shops.

A highlight is the elm tree sculptures carved years ago after the elm trees succumbed to disease. Originally, about 40 of these sculptures adorned the town but unfortunately, many have disappeared, victims of further rot or vandalism. 

They were carved by various artists each one depicting something from Nova Scotia folklore or history. 

Our big event for the day is Tidal Bore Rafting on the Shubertacadie River.

The incoming tide in this area will rise 30 feet in 3 ½ hours, some of the highest tides in the world! After suiting up in foul weather gear, we board inflatable rafts for our trip on the rapids. We boat up the river at low tide and wait on a sandbar for instructions. What a surprise when the tide begins to rise – covering our sandbar in a matter of minutes.

We man our boats as the surge of water begins. Waves build and the current increases. We make four runs on this set of rapids through waves that reach 2 to 3 feet until the incoming tide completely covers the sandbars and subsides. We zoom up the river to the next set of sandbars and do it over and over again. In all, we do four more sets of rapids until the tide is now near its peak. It has been an experience for all and only three of our troop ended up overboard! Drenched and muddy, we retreat to our campers. There will be no trouble sleeping tonight!

Submitted by:

 Bob & Deb Kint

Day 52 - Travel Day - Truro, NS

We left our Baddeck waterfront campground with the great view this am and headed  for Truro.

Some of us  stopped at the Alexander Graham  Bell Museum  and toured the Museum and grounds.

We saw Jim and Linda Montgomery and Debi and Bob Kint there.  Jim was particularly interested in the antique telephones and   felt he could have done a better job of engineering them.

Debi and I enjoyed the film of Bell's daughter and her memories of her dad and family life  in the summers in Nova Scotia. 

As we left, we saw the Martins coach in the parking lot and encountered Roger and Lorna Scott as they pulled in.  We all got to the campground in Truro to find plenty of  power but  weak on the WiFi front.

The ladies all got busy working on their contribution to the feast David and Gretta Storrs were preparing.

The smoke from the grills was so enticing it made up for the whine of all the mosquitos.

We had brats of all kinds, dogs, sauerkraut, salads, condiments, baked beans, and desserts.

Roger and Spence were generous and shared their pies, and nobody left hungry as usual. 

We all really enjoyed our get-together and toddled off to our rigs  sated and sleepy.

Submitted by:

Janet & Joe Fishman