Canada/NE - PEI - Day 13

Hopewell Rocks Provincial Park this morning to see high tide. 

Highest tide (1.5hrs after high tide).

Then over to Prince Edward Island. 

The view from the cottage we are staying in near North Rustico, Prince Edward Islsnd, Canada. 

Canada/NE - The Bay of Fundy - Day 12

 From Saint John, New Brunswick we went to Saint Martins to start a day touring The Bay of Fundy. 

St Martins.

St Martins Sea Caves to the left) which are under water st high tide. At high tide there is no beach. It was low tide when we visited. 

Approaching the caves. 

One of the caves. 

Another cave. 

Low tide. 

Canada /NE - Kingsbrae Gardens - Day 11

Crossing the Canadian/US border today at St Stephens in New Brunswick. We lost an hour! The roads are a lot better in the US. Canadian roads remind me of ours. 🫣

Having lunch at The Sage at Kingsbrae gardens, St Andrews.  

A windy day. 

The reversing falls at Fallview Avenue, Saint John, New Brunswick. The high tide is coming up the river. 

Another view. The water was moving extraordinarily fast. I thought this would be a bit of a non event but it was impressive. 1 hr before high tide. 

Canada NE - Acadia NP Day 10

 Walking the Ocean Path. 

Sand beach. The only sandy beach on Desert Island. Ronnie’s never seen so many people wearing shoes on a beach. No one is in the water. 

The other end of Sand Beach. 

The Ocean Path. 

Looking back at Sand Beach. 

Thunder Hole. Not as impressive as the Kiama blow hole but high tide is still 2 hours away

This was the most spectacular surge while we were there. 

Towards Otter Cliffs. 

Otter Cliffs. Didn’t see an otter. 

Deer! 

The windy road up to Cadillac Mountain Summit. Looks brand new. 

View from East of Cadillac Mountain. 

View east from Cadillac Mountain. 

View of Bar Harbor from above. 

A month ago we paid for the privilege to be one of a few allowed up to the summit of Cadillac Mountain to see the sunset. It’s freezing cold and we are waiting in down jackets and beanies for a spectacular scene. 

Kevin took this photo! He wants to come to Australia. 

That is Eagle Lake in the foreground. 

Stayed Acadia Inn. 

Canada/NE Acadia NP - Day 9

 We are doing the carriage roads on e-bikes today! 

They are very speedy and go up hills without a worry. Only thing is they are difficult to get going if you try and restart on a hill…so no stopping on hills! 

Ronnie st the start of the Carriage road heading towards Witch Hole Pond. JD Rockefeller bought a home on Desert Island in 1910 and bought more land to build a 57 mile road around the island the construction of which included 17 concrete bridges with stone facings. The carriage roads are only for walkers, hikers, bicyclists, horse riders and horse drawn carriages. Then he donated the carriage road and 10,000 acres lands to the Acadia National Park. 

Bubble Pond. 

Ronnie.

Bubble pond.

Bubble Pond. 

Triad Day Mountain bridge. 

Lovely house on the carriage road near Jordan Pond house. I can’t find its name or history. 

Impressive gates on the Carriage Road near Jordan Pond. 

Friesian horses. These girls asked us to take a photo of them with their phone then I took one with mine.  The most beautiful horses I’ve ever seen. Big, though. 

Jordan Pond Dam bridge. 

Jordan Pond. 

Horse drawn carriage near Jordan pond. 

Jordan Pond House where we had a popover and jam for morning tea. 

Jordan Pond House. Cafe and restaurant inside the National Park. 

West Branch Jordan Stream Bridge. 

Eagle Lake. 

Stanley Brook Bridge.

Bar Harbor Inn. 

Bar Harbor. 

Today on the Shore Path we saw a Hummingbird! She was tiny and the wings could barely be seen. 

Just incase you couldn’t find it! 

This is the hummingbird again. 

Just incase you missed her in the above photo. 

Video of the hummingbird. 

We had dinner Geddies Restaurant - Maine mussels and grilled haddock followed by blueberry pie.  Both were fabulous. 

We went back to Acadia Inn for s’mores - marshmallow on a stick, chocolate (which you somehow melt) sandwiched between to graham crackers (like saos). I ate the marshmallows and met a few travellers.