Exploring the Coast Farther North – September 13, 2012

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When we originally planned our itinerary, we wanted to stay in this area long enough spend a day in Nova Scotia. We wanted to see the Bay of Fundy and the dramatic tide change.  We had heard it could be as much as 50 feet at full moon.  What we didn’t realize is that Lubec, where we are staying, is also on the Bay of Fundy and we have been witnessing huge tide changes right here without the long drive and ferry ride.  The nice thing about travelling this way is you can change your mind without much trouble.

We have become, however, quite the international travellers!  Not only is our cell phone coverage popping in and out of Canada but so are we.  Yesterday we went to Campobello Island and today we made our way north on the coastal road to see other towns and made our way into Canada again.  I love these small coastal fishing villages with maybe three blocks of shops and restaurants.  We went to Eastport, Calais and then decided to go into St Andrews, New Brunswick which was my favorite.  The person at the Visitor Center told us that St Andrews reminds her of Bar Harbor before it got commercialized.

There was a long pier with a floating dock filled with small boats.  We finally realized these small boats were how the fisherman got back and forth to their boats anchored in the bay.  This was the Passamaquoddy Bay named after the local tribe of indians originally settled in this area.  It was warmer here than in Eastport or Lubec and we walked along the village stopping in several stores to see if there was anything we absolutely needed to have.  It was now 4pm Atlantic time and we had been up a long time.  I was ready for coffee.  We found a small coffee shop with specialty coffees and baked goods and a second floor back porch looking over the water.  We took our lattes, blueberry scone and chocolate mint muffin to our raise perch and watched the water.  What a great way to get re-energized!

It was time to start back which was probably going to take over an hour.  We did a little more exploring and found the Algonquin Resort which looked like it was once a fabulous place, and yet another lighthouse.

Pendelbury Lighthouse in St. Andrews, New Brunswick

On the road back we also saw our first really good proof that Fall is coming to the area.