Fully satisified, it was a return to the Artisan Suite for a quick lunch, then an extended revisit to the Hopewell Rocks. This time we had more than two hours to do a full exploration, with many photo opps as more and even larger interesting rock formations appeared and became accessible from the low tide.

Some of the highest tides in the world at 40-50 feet, the lower parts are the mud flats which are largely impassable they are so thick and sticky. This was definitely the highlight of the day, as good lighting, warm weather and a scarcity of other visitors made this feel like quite an intimate experience. Although we're missing out of some of the local activities such as kayaking and whale watching, it may possibly be more than compensate by the lack of tourists this time of year.

Finally, we wrapped up our day with a shared dinner with our host Wendy atop the Artisan Suite, overlooking the marshes and shoreline of the Bay of Fundy inlet. On the running side of things, just before dinner I was able to get in a nice quick 6km run up Old Grub road to the top of the hill and back down; then after dinner, I joined Wendy and Steve for an evening run down the road, including a nice side trip down to the marsh and back up.

05/23/09 by visitEarth
Tags: Hopewell Rocks, New Brunswick, Hopewell, Flower Pot, Bay of Fundy, tides, Artisan Suite