On Sunday, we stopped for breakfast at Linda's - a great little coffee shop in downtown Charlottetown near the waterfront and walked through the farmer's market. Then we were off t explore Central PEI - we drove up through Cavendish and North Rustico - the north central area of PEI is definitely the the most populated with tourists as there are several great beaches and a National Park. By late afternoon, we were on our way back to Moncton over the Confederation Bridge (toll the leave the island over the bridge is $45). We drove through Shellac and arrived at the Wild Rose Inn, a B and B just outside of Moncton. This B and B was fabulous and I would recommend it to anyone - it is 10 minutes from downtown and 5 minutes from the airport. Dennis and Regina were great hosts. We drove into Moncton for dinner, but most places were closed as it was Sunday on the long weekend - we ended up at Swiss Chalet. We went back to the Inn and relaxed outside - the Inn sits on 30 acres.
On Monday, we got up early and had breakfast at the Inn and then we were off to Hopewell Rocks on the Bay of Fundy. This was a fantastic day. At 9:08 am, the lowest tide occurred and we arrived around 9:45 am - it is about a 45 minute drive from Moncton. We went on a tour and were able to explore the ocean floor for about 2.5 hours and then we came back up for lunch. At 1:45 pm, the entire beach was covered in water and the water had risen about 35 feet. Yup. The high tide was at 2:58 pm and by that time the water will have risen 45 feet - we decided not to wait for the extra hour. This was a great experience. The tides rise so high because the water is funneled into the bay and then into the Petitcodiac River all the way into Moncton - even the river has a tide. We were there during test highest tides and perfect conditions - the sun and the moon were aligned and we had a super moon - when the moon is closest to the earth during its rotation - this creates the greatest gravitational pull on the water. On the way back we stopped at Magnetic Hill in Moncton where you drive to the bottom of this hill, put your car in neutral and you are pulled up the hill backwards. Yup Really. Everything was closed for Holiday Monday so we stopped at Boston Pizza. Yup.
On Tuesday, we had breakfast and then went to the Moncton Zoo. Stopped for lunch at Hynes - great and busy restaurant in Moncton and then went to watch the Tidal Bore. As the tide rises, the water from the bay coming into Moncton meets the water leaving Moncton which creates a single wave coming back into Moncton. It is big enough that people can surf the wave for miles. In fact, we saw some people surfing the wave. Very Cool. We then dropped Kate and Delores off at the airport for their trip home - we switched to a smaller car - Chev Cruze and were off to Halifax about 2.5 hours away. We arrived at the Westin (I got a great rate of $125 per night). We walked along the waterfront and had dinner at McKelvie's - it was good, but the creme brûlée was the best we ever had. We walked back to the hotel and fell into bed. Tomorrow we explore Halifax (and by the way, we are booked into a working farm called the Seaweed and Sod B and B in a few days in Cape Breton ...
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