A remarkable day from one province to another. The forecast was for sunshine, but we woke to thundering rain..and I mean thundering!! It was coming down in buckets in the early morning, so we just snuggled under the covers and listened to the rain on the roof..it does lull one to sleep.
Eventually tho', it was time to rise and shine and get things going. We did well this morning and were actually on the road at 9:00 a.m. (5:00 a.m. for you "westerners!"). Drizzling, raining, misty, miserable for a good portion of the drive, but traffic not too bad at that time of day. As we neared Moncton, it turned into more of a misty rain; we went through part of Moncton then turned south again on Hwy 114 to Hopewell Cape. We followed a lot of the coast and it was obvious the tide was out..for miles and miles! Arrived at the Ponderosa Pines Campground around 1:00..so we had made excellent time. Into our spot which is the last spot (or first depending on your perspective), overlooking Sheopody Bay, just 2 km south of Hopewell Rocks.
It only took us a few minutes to get hooked up (rain has a way of motivating these things) and the bus "unpacked" and we took off for Hopewell Rocks as it was low tide.Entry fee for seniors (OK..sometimes it is OK be a bit older) was $14.50 for the two of us, and the shuttle was $3.00 each. Glad we took the shuttle tho' as it was quite a walk down to where you then take stairs down to the ocean floor. Dale counted them as he came up..97 steps.
Wow, what a site to be walking where we had only seen pictures all these year. The rock formations are called "Flowerpots"; you could have spent hours walking and just being amazed by the different formations. The best viewing times are 3 hours before or after low tide so our timing was perfect. High tide is 9:03 tomorrow morning so we are going to try and be there and see the contrast.
Somewhere during our walkabout, I misplaced Dale. So went up the stairs and searched..no Dale..so back down the stairs and he was wandering around looking for me. Lucky me, I got to go back up the 97 stairs for a second time! It was interesting to see a lot of very younger people having trouble going up the stairs. Made Dale and I feel not so senior after all!!!
For the rest of the remaining afternoon, we drove some country roads just to explore the area. Found a county fair that we be part of our adventures for tomorrow, that plus Cape Escape and area. Again, interesting and beautiful and diverse scenery..more signs of fall here and more trees turning myriads of colours.
Now just sitting looking at our gorgeous view over Shepody Bay. The skies are clearing so might even get a bit of a walk in before starting dinnner.
More adventures down the road...till next time.
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