Aug 14

As we left the hotel James saw a sign by the handicap parking spot warning of “falling ice.”  I guess they have problems that we don’t have to worry about on a regular basis. 

Also, he made a photo of the flowers in the middle of the street.  We had learned that several years ago a science teacher started a project with her students where they planted seeds of marigolds and in the spring they transplanted the seeds to areas downtown.  This has grown to cover all the schools in the city and they plant the marigolds throughout the city.  Absolutely beautiful. 

We decided to drive through the upper part of Fundy National Park to see Hopewell Rock.  This is the area of the highest tide in the world (43 feet.)  It was at high tide when we were there.  When this area is at low tide, you can walk on the ocean floor but when the tide begins to come in, there is a siren that sounds because the tide comes in so fast it can be very dangerous. 

 

We also found that the nearby river is named Chocolate River because the tide keeps the silt churned up to the point that the river has a chocolate brown color.  ECH! 

 

Further on the road we stopped at Starbucks located in a mall.  That is where we saw a complete carnival INSIDE the mall.  We were sorry that we didn’t have a camera with us.  We also saw a Sheltie that looked just like Chip.  I miss the family – including our dogs!  Arriving in Nova Scotia we stopped at the welcome center which was open until 8 p.m.  That was very helpful and is something that doesn’t happen at home. 

Boy there is a lot to see and do here – there is no way we will get it all done.  Already had hotel reservations and the hotel appears to be well located.