hopewell rocks • 16 comments • The 40-70 foot tall Hopewell Rocks, nicknamed Flowerpot Rocks, were formed due to tidal erosion. Fundy's tides are amongst the highest in the world and vary greatly within 24 hours. We left Moncton in the morning and drove to the area (with a few stops along the way). Because of the extreme tidal range, we were able to see things, that are normally under water, up close and walk around on the ocean floor. You can either stay for an entire tidal cycle in one day, or you can observe the times on their sign and come back the following day at the optimal time, which is what we chose to do. We returned the next day to see a difference of, apparently, 100 billion tons of water. I wondered if the effect would have been better had we seen the high tide prior to being able to walk around. It was still neat to see the spot we were standing less than 24 hours earlier be completely engulfed in water. - Mina
cape enrage • 6 comments • There was one more stop on the way to our destination: Cape Enrage. We pulled into the parking area next to a family getting their swimming gear out of their SUV. The boy in the photo was so excited that he ran down the pebbly hill that we were standing on, threw his towel on the ground, and waved for his family to hurry up before jumping in the water. We contemplated hanging out for awhile to cool down until we noticed a million little spiders between the rocks under our feet and ran the opposite direction. - Mina
waterside beach • 7 comments • En route to our next tourist spot, I saw a beach out of the corner of my eye and asked Alex to pull over. We spent some time stretching out our legs and watching people disappear into the fog over the water.
