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Maybe the third time’s the charm… this is my third time starting a TR, and hopefully it will be my first time actually finishing one! I enjoy the Globetrotting Forum so much, and so when we took a trip to New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, Canada last July, I actually took certain photos because I knew they’d be good for a TR. But then never wrote the TR… until now. Since so much time has gone by, and since I want to ensure that I actually finish this thing, it will be heavier on pictures than words. Since it’s obviously far too late for a PTR, I’ll just do a brief introduction, and then just jump right into the TR. I didn’t take any notes, so I’m relying on my pictures and maps/brochures to remember what we did.
Where: New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, Canada
When: July 6 – 12, 2014
Why A beautiful area that we’ve always wanted to see, and is within driving distance
Who:
Me, Pam, 47
DH Dan, 47
DS Brian, 19
DD Amy, 14
Our first day was a travel day which mostly consisted of driving from our home in Massachusetts to Saint John, New Brunswick. I did not take one picture in the US, as it was a pretty boring drive. We drove through New Hampshire and Maine, and crossed the border in Calais, Maine. I was surprised to learn from my DH that this is not pronounced like Calais in France, but instead is pronounced Callus. I thought that sounded really ugly and made us Americans look stupid, but oh well!
The border crossing was relatively quick and painless, and yay, we’re in Canada!
The only thing we planned on doing before heading to our hotel for the night was seeing the Reversing Falls in Saint John. The Reversing Falls are a series of rapids on the Saint John River where the river runs through a narrow gorge before emptying into the Bay of Fundy. The phenomenon of the Reversing Falls is caused by the tremendous rise and fall of the tides of the Bay of Fundy, which are the highest in the world. We were not there at a good time, when the tide was coming in, so let’s just say that the Reversing Falls were underwhelming, to say the least. But it was still fun to get out of the car and finally see something after travelling all day.
(By the way, my kids tend to do silly poses for pictures .)
We spent the night at a Hampton Inn in Saint John. No clue at this point where we ate dinner, but I’m sure we ate something.
I'm so glad you're writing this, as I know how avidly you read the trip reports here and how much enjoyment you get from them, so I'm looking forward to enjoying this.
I had to laugh about you crossing the border at Calais, Maine - how priceless is that, given we're usually crossing a very different border in Calais, France?
The next morning we left Saint John and headed towards the Fundy Trail. On the way, we took a few short detours to see some covered bridges, and we drove through St. Martins which is know for its sea caves. We didn’t stop to see the sea caves at this time, but planned on stopping on the way back.
These cool signs were all over New Brunswick, and told you which scenic route you were on. This particular sign indicates that we were on the Fundy Coastal Drive (not to be confused with the Fundy Trail, which is a separate section of road).
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I'm so glad you're writing this, as I know how avidly you read the trip reports here and how much enjoyment you get from them, so I'm looking forward to enjoying this.
Thanks, Cheryl! I get so much enjoyment (and future trip ideas) from your TRs, so I'm happy to contribute my own TR!
Great start, Pam! I love the maritimes. I had to laugh at your reaction to the reversing falls. "Tidal Bore" is right!
(Cheryl, Calais was named as a thank you to the French for their assistance in the revolution. This whole area of Maine/Canada was also pioneered by the French)
(Cheryl, Calais was named as a thank you to the French for their assistance in the revolution. This whole area of Maine/Canada was also pioneered by the French)
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Great start, and love the pictures, we have gone to Nova Scotia twice and P.E.I. once it is beautiful and the people are some of the friendliest in Canada.
Great start, and love the pictures, we have gone to Nova Scotia twice and P.E.I. once it is beautiful and the people are some of the friendliest in Canada.
Thanks, Julia! We found this whole area very beautiful!
The Fundy Trail is a beautiful parkway along the Bay of Fundy offering amazing views from many lookouts, observation decks, and trails. The parkway is 10 miles long, but they are in the process of expanding it further and expect to be completed in 2017. There is a charge to enter the parkway: $6 for adults and $4 for children. You have to return the same route that you go in. I found the scenery here absolutely stunning, and wished that we had more time to hike some of the trails down to the beaches.
The rock formation in this picture is known as a flowerpot. This will be surrounded by water when the tide is high. The tides in the Bay of Fundy can rise and fall as much as 50 feet!
A rare sighting of me! (I should note that most of these pictures are on my “good” camera, which is a Sony, some are from my Olympus point and shoot, and some are from DH’s point and shoot, which I think is a Nikon. I don’t like being in pictures, but sometimes I end up in some of DH’s.)
We hiked the trail down to Fuller Falls.
Part of the hike down involved this crazy rope ladder kind of thing.
We stopped at the Visitor’s Center, which didn’t have much to it, but we did use the restrooms. Then we hiked over the cool suspension bridge over the Big Salmon River.
There was another rope ladder thingy here to get to a scenic point. Only DD went up this one.
We were up in the clouds at this point!
That was the end of the trail, and at that point we turned around and went back the same way we went in.
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Great pictures!
covered bridges. The Bay of Fundy area looks stunning. 
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