Friday Oct 5, 2018

Map and road video – Hopewell Rocks to Saint John, NB

I returned to Hopewell Rocks this morning to see them at high tide. They were still interesting but you can only see one group so I only spent an hour there – and over half of that time was spent walking to and from the viewing platform. From there I took a designated scenic byway south to Fundy National Park that proved to be not at all scenic except for a brief detour at Cape Enrage.

Most of Fundy NP is not actually along the bay but it was a beautiful day and I decided to walk a trail that, while almost entirely through forest, did offer a few distant coastal views. Canada’s National Parks vary tremendously and this was clearly a family oriented spot that  contained a golf course, boat rentals and several children’s playgrounds as well as the expected campsites and trails.

Leaving the national park, I took the highway to Saint John, New Brunswick’s most populated city, and the largest city in Canada by area. This was also designated as a scenic byway, and fall colors made it pleasant, but elevation changes were small and I’m not sure it deserved that designation.

Normally I prepare the road video and blog post in the late afternoon and publish in the evening, if the hotel’s Internet connection is able to upload the video in time. Today, for some reason, I was completely exhausted when I arrived and just crashed which is why today’s post is delayed. I did not even bother with dinner.

The four Hopewell Rocks that can be seen at high tide.
I realized that the photo I had taken at low tide yesterday, and intended to replicate at high tide today, did not show the water so I had to use photos taken from slightly different positions to show the huge rise in level.
Cape Enrage lighthouse was the only scenic point on the “scenic byway” leading to Fundy NP.
My hike in Fundy NP was through forest and this was the most pleasant spot.
Coastal views in the park are limited. This was taken at Herring Cove.