Reporting from St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada (Latitude 45.09, Longitude -67.06)
We headed back to the mainland, after a very fun 3 days on PEI. We had a wonderful stay at The Lookout Inn, a great B&B:
We stayed in the “Turret Room”, which you can see on the right.
Unfortunately, our string of great weather ran out, so this was a typical view for much of the day.
We drove down to New Brunswick, and made our was to the Bay of Fundy. Why? Because it’s the biggest difference between high and low tide on the planet (about a 20 foot swing here, with as much as 50 feet elsewhere in the bay).
We stopped at the village of Alma and had our first poutine (a Canadian dish with french fries, cheese curds, and gravy). It’s kind of like mashed potatoes, but different—and very good.
We wound up at St. Andrews and the Tara Manor Inn. An old style motel, but comfortable. It’s just across from Minister’s Island, where an old industrialist has a mansion. It’s only accessible via a causeway which is above water at low tide only. Otherwise, you’re out of luck.
You can see part of the causeway in the background. It’s much larger at low tide.
Mindy is standing on the ocean floor. She would be underwater (and then some) at high tide.
We’re planning to hang out here until high tide in the early afternoon, and then return to the USA and Bar Harbor tomorrow. More tomorrow.