Sometimes, well most often in my opinion, we read about a destination or scenic drive and build it up so much in our mind that it could not possibly be as fabulous as expected, and disappointment is assured. Well, not this time!
This big day started off with brilliant sunshine, the temp’s in the 60’s, and the timing could not be more perfect! We are within the last two weeks of "vacation" and this is the drive I have been waiting for! This is my " Norman Rockwell" day!
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| One of the many beautiful vistas on The Fundy Trail, NB |
We are off to The Fundy Trail Parkway which is an extremely scenic coastal drive about 45 minutes east of us. The tourist bureau boasts that you can “ see it, hike it, bike it, or drive it “ while viewing the unspoiled beauty of the rugged Bay of Fundy.
In fact, Norm and I both agree that this drive was even more beautiful than the Cabot Trail on Cape Breton Island! What we loved about the Fundy Trail was that it was completely natural with miles and miles of vistas, absolutely no signs of civilization, plentiful lookouts, and a fabulous multi-use trail that one could hike or bike if ambitious enough. Restrooms strategically placed ( how did they know? ) and even water stations along the way! Many of the look outs were also handicap accessible.
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| Alison biking along the 10 mile pathway |
They have earned many awards and honors including induction into the New Brunswick Country Music Hall of Fame ( both Ivan and Vivian ) and the North American Fiddlers Hall of Fame ( Ivan ).
Of all the musicians we have seen on this trip, this man made playing the fiddle look effortless! He played songs and jigs from the many provinces, demonstrating their different styles.
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| Ivan Hicks during a free concert |
We enjoyed the music for about an hour and then left to drive back to St Martin to see the magnificent sea caves at low tide with a million other people. We had another ice cream cone ( they are so good here ) which I vowed will be my last.
Late afternoon we drove back up the trail to bike a section, and ended
up hiking down hundreds of feet to the beach to look at another smaller sea
cave that we had all to ourselves. The
hike and then bike ride back up, however, was a killer!
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| Sea Caves at low tide in St.Martin, New Brunswick |
We got back to camp about 7:15, had dinner, talked with the
neighbors ( showered, of course ) and called it a day.
Monday August 5th 2013
Here at Rockwood Park in Saint John New Brunswick there is a lovely 18 hole golf course that Norm decided to play. I wanted to take time to do laundry and work on this blog and do some important emailing.
The weather is so funny here! One minute there would be a beautiful blue sky, the next minute we would have torrential rain. Five minutes later, blue sky. This was repeated throughout the day. Norm had to wait for one particularly big thunderstorm storm, which included hail, to pass before he went out, but then had a nice round of golf.
After dinner we were invited over to our neighbors, ( who are fulltime RV'ers ) for some blueberry pie and conversation.
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