Leaving Nova Scotia & Into New Brunswick

Friday, September 19

Our room faced to the east, therefore, we watched the sun come up without having to go out into the cool air. I went for a walk up to the top of the cliffs and along the scenic trail. Breakfast at the Cape was delicious.

After breakfast Darcy drove us up the hill to the parking lot - he had to get a running start to make it up and around the first curve. When we got to the top, I could not find my carkeys. They were in the ignition, which was okay, since Mother had her keys. But the last thing I had done the day before was to turn on the truck to roll up the passenger window. I had left the truck accessory feature turned on all night and the battery was dead. Darcy had to go down to the restaurant and get his battery charger. He also got the keys to one of the other cars and when his charger would not work, he got jumper cables out of the trunk of another guest's car. Finally he got us going on our way.

We did not stop in Advocate Harbor since it was only a few miles down the road & I was not sure the battery was recharged yet.
The area we drove through in the morning was mostly forest land without many houses.

Our first stop was at Joggins Fossil Museum & Beach. I walked down the steps to the beach to examine the rocks & fossils. It really was not my morning. I decided that I wanted to go to the other side of the beach. The only problem was that there was a stream bubbling out of the cliff. I started to walk across the rocks to the other side. The first rocks were dry and that was fine. Then I stepped on one that was damp and down I went - flat on my face in the water and stones along with my camera. Thankfully, except for being wet & slightly muddy, I was fine and so was the camera.

As we left Nova Scotia and entered New Brunswick, there were lots of really large farms and agriculture. We drove through Moncton and stopped at a Christmas shop in Riverview. Then we went to the Hopewell Rock Park. It was high tide so I could not go all the way down the stairs as the water was over the lower ones.

We checked into our motel room right next to the park. Their restaurant was closed for the season so they recommended the Broadleaf Guest Ranch. Mother ordered a breakfast plate so it would not be too large. Her platter had more than twice as much food as my chargrilled salmon dinner.


Saturday, Sept. 20

After continental breakfast at the motel, we headed for the Hopewell Rocks to see them at low tide. This time Mother went along and we rode on the shuttle. I walked on the sea bed among the rocks. The tide had gone down at least 20 feet from the afternoon before.

In Riverview, I gaveMother a treat - she went shopping at a Superstore. We ate lunch at a truck stop in Sussex next to the expressway.

In St. John, we went into the center of the city. I visited the City Market - a bounty of produce, meats, fish, crafts and souviners. There was a festival on the main square. The flowers on the square were amazing - the largest bed of huge tuberous begonias I have ever seen. Also, I walked across the square to the Loyalist Cemetery that was started in 1784. Some of the Strum family moved to New Brunswick within a year of arriving in Nova Scotia, which would have been in 1783 or 84.

We drove on toward the US border with many views of the sea from the expressway. In the late afternoon, we stopped in St. Stephen, New Brunswick. We are only a mile from the US border. Tomorrow, it is back to US dollars and Eastern Time.

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