Hopewell Rocks was one of the highlights of this trip. We are still on the Bay of Fundy at Hopewell Rocks where the tide averages 38 feet. The tides in the rest of the world are about 3 feet. When the tide starts coming in here, it will gain a foot a minute, so you’d better be quick getting off the beach in time.
We were able to paddle around and through the rocks.
We started by kayaking at high tide. During our set-up and orientation, they warned us of the weather conditions. It was windy, so the waves in that area were up to 4-5 feet. We just said “Bring it on!” Yes, they were 4-5 feet out in the middle, but where we were kayaking, it wasn’t noticeable. Some of the guides did venture further out and were actually surfing the waves in their kayaks.
I have to rely on photos from others because mine all came out blurry from the plastic protector.Hey, that’s me!That’s me again up front, and Tammy, one of our Wagonmasters in back.One of the things I thought fascinating were the flocks of sandpipers than kept flying by. The sandpipers come here only 2 weeks out of the year and double their weight by eating the rock shrimp in the mud exposed by the low tide. Then they fly to South America.We would huddle up trying very hard to hear what our guide was saying.I love this shot that someone took from up on the bank.And here we are after we managed to crawl out of our kayaks at the end of the trip. The black things hanging to our knees are the skirts which are supposed to keep the water out of the kayaks.
Today we went back at low tide for our guided “Walk on the Ocean Floor”. All those rocks we paddled around at high tide were now high and dry.
They call these flower pot rocks because to someone they seem to resemble a vase or pot of flowers.The walk was about 1/2 mile down the beach and back.I thought this one looked like a dinosaur head.Just for a little perspective – that’s the dinosaur rock to the right.All the pots lined up in a row.It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon, hence the crowd.These are the same rocks we paddled around and through yesterday.
Thanks for bearing with me, I know that was a lot of photos of just rocks. But it was truly impressive to experience. And here’s one more of our whole group.
Yes, I’m in there, in the middle behind the pink shirt.
