Fundy, Funky, Faraway

After a night in Peggy's Cove, we continued the whirlwind roadtrip and headed back to New Brunswick. We wanted to go to the Bay of Fundy, so off we went!

We took the coastal road in Nova Scotia because it's beautiful. And stopped in a couple bays, including the town of Lunenberg, where the Bluenose II is docked when not sailing somewhere.


Sadly, the Bluenose is being taken apart and restored so we only saw a small portion of the hull in the water. Kind of takes the glamour away.


Textures and colours are the loves of many photographers. So many fun things to take pictures of!

I love how colourful all the houses are. There are some combinations I would never do, but it was fun to see all the different houses. Lunenberg is also an UNESCO heritage site.

Then we continued along our way, and whenever we'd see things of interest, we'd stop. For example, we had to stop to pose on the throw-away couch in someone's driveway.


And we had to stop for the dangerous lake. We changed into our bathing suits, trying to hide behind the car and then hopped in the water! The rest of the drive was spent in our bathing suits. You never know when you will come across water you want to jump into.


The water was super refreshing and thankfully we didn't get eaten by the stumps at the bottom of the lake...



Smiley's Park. They should have us as displays there or something.


We stopped at the midway point between the Equator and the North Pole. That's where people like to bathe outside apparently.

And they had a giant mammoth type animal there. Why not, right?

That night, after almost running out of gas, we arrived in Alma, right next to the National Park of the Bay of Fundy. They are known for their largest tidal shifts in the world. Up to 10 metres. So when we arrived, all the boats were completely on dry ground. Kind of crazy.


We decided to sleep in the car that night and set our alarm for the middle of the night to see what the boats looked like at high tide when they were all floating. Didn't take a picture but was fun to see the changing tides.


This is the boats at half tide.


Cedric made some new friends along the way...




The next morning we headed to Hopewell Rocks on the Bay of Fundy.


The tide was on its way out, so the longer we spent there, the more ground there was available for walking.

These rocks are pretty amazing, as you can see them all and see how they have been formed by the water.





One spot was muddy, so we figured we'd just take off our sandals and wander in the muck. It was a nice foot mudbath!



This lady and her husband were hilarious. If a picture could tell a thousand words, this one does.






Absolutely beautiful! More pictures to come from Quebec City!