Saturday, September 1, 2018

Today we bid adieu to Prince Edward Island and started our long trek homeward.

 We were not on the road very long until we crossed the Confederation Bridge,

 the only land connection to this beautiful island.  

With clear skies and bright sunshine, it was another beautiful day for driving!

The curved Confederation Bridge is 8 miles long and is the longest bridge in the world that crosses ice-covered water. It took 4 years to build and was opened  in May, 1997.

Back in New Brunswick, we came to the town of Shediac. 

This town's claim to fame is the title of Lobster Capital of the World, 

as well as home to the world's largest lobster.

And here it is! At 50 tons and 35 feet long, it dwarfs any humans who pose for a picture!

Colorful buildings, of which we have seen many in the past two weeks, 

bordered the perimeter of Rotary Park.

Today our plan was to take in several of the natural attractions which we had not seen on our way through New Brunswick to Nova Scotia.

One of those attractions was  Hopewell Rocks at Hopewell Cape, 

which is at the north end of the Bay of Fundy.

To get to the rocks, we walked for about 15 minutes along a descending gravel pathway,

mostly through the woods.

Over time ocean tides have carved what is now called the Flower Pot Rocks, 

which are pillars of sandstone and conglomerate rock.

Balsam fir and dwarf spruce grow from the top of these formations.

On the left you can see the platform that holds the 100 steps 

which we walked down to the ocean floor, and then later, up again!

Twice a day, when the tide comes in, the ocean floor and a lot of the rocks are covered with water, causing  the growth on the top of the rocks to appears as little islands. 

It would have been nice to see this at high tide.

Such huge boulders!

After walking 15 minutes to get there, then down 100 steps, then wandering around the ocean floor for awhile (not the easist walking!), and up the same100 steps, Margie decided we should take the shuttle back. And we all agreed !  It was a great idea!

We were ready to move on to our next destination. Because of the location of Hopewell Rocks, 

the main road out was a scenic, green-dotted road on the map.  It was a lovely drive!

Enjoy it with us!

We liked the truth in this church sign!

When we came through Saint John almost two weeks ago, we were there at low tide. We saw the place where the Reversing Rapids happen at high tide. Because of time restraints, we decided not to wait the several hours to see it, knowing we would be coming back this way. Today was the day!

When we arrived back in town, it was just before high tide, as we had planned.  

Because we were here before, we knew exactly where to go!

The reversing of the river already started to happen.

At the narrow rocky gorge, where the  Saint John's  River rapids meets the Bay of Fundy, the bays immense tides actually overpower the river twice each day. causing the river and rapids  to flow backwards. What an awesome phenomena of nature!

As we stood for an hour and watched the powerful tide cause the river to flow in the opposite direction, we stood in amazement at the power of our awesome Creator! 

He has made such a diverse, beautiful, and interesting world for us to enjoy!!

Thank you, Jesus!

We decided to go eat supper and then return. 

When we did, we found a calm, quietly flowing river, 

flowing southward into the Bay of Fundy.

These two pictures are at the same spot. The top one is high tide.
 The bottom one is low tide. What a difference!

These two pictures are at the same spot. The top one is high tide.
 The bottom one is low tide. What a difference!

Dusk was beginning to settle in and we were all ready to call it a day.

Our Comfort Inn was waiting.