Foggy. That's how the day started at the Bay of Fundy.
It was hard to see a few feet ahead. But still we headed to Cape Enrage.
FROM WIKIPEDIA: Cape Enrage is the name given to the southern tip of Barn Marsh Island, an island located in Albert County, New Brunswick, roughly half way along the coastline between the villages of Riverside-Albertand Alma at the eastern entrance to Fundy National Park.
Accessible from Route 915, the island itself is surrounded by jagged sea cliffs that are often more than 50 metres (145 ft) high, and is separated from the mainland by a narrow tidal creek.
Cape Enrage derives its name from the large reef that extends south into Chignecto Bay, which causes the water off the point to become extremely violent, particularly at half tide when the reef is partially exposed and the water is moving quickly.
We arrived there late in the morning, during high tide, so we were not able to walk on the beach.
This is the highest the water gets here at this point, enough to cover three steps of the stairs.
Scary!
FROM WIKIPEDIA: The oldest lighthouse on the New Brunswick mainland, dating from 1847, is located at Cape Enrage. The lighthouse itself has been automated and unmanned since the 1980s, but it has recently become a popular tourist destination, as a result of a concentrated effort by local students to renovate the property and run it as a summer project. In 2004, Frommer's travel guide listed it as one of the Best Views in Canada.
Too bad that we could not appreciate the view, but it was still a nice experience. The fog siren was on, which makes it an extremely loud visit.
One of the ladies who work there said: "Well, if there was no fog, there would not be lighthouse". True.
One corner of the area is dedicated to Inukshuks.
Now, ours is there as well.
The first photo was taken after, in Alma, when we were heading back to the National Park. The tide is high and you can see the boat in the water. I wanted to take this picture today (first, on left) to contrast with the one I took yesterday evening (second, on right), after the concert, when the tide was low and the boats were sitting on dry land.
The Fundy National park is incredibly beautiful, but here is one place we really recommend to spend some time at, especially during low tide: Point Wolfe.
The place is quiet and peaceful.
The rocks are amazing and the beach is protected by forests.
The girls loved to play with the thousands of snails sticking around.
I have never seen purple and green rocks before.
Picture from a covered bridge just leaving the Point Wolfe.
If you are visiting the park, consider going for a swim for free (the pool admission is part of the park's ticket of about $20 dollars a family) at the salty water swimming pool. I didn't go in but they told me the water was cold at first but "you get use to it". The pool is right there, facing the ocean. It was a nice way of closing out the day.
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