Exploring along the Bay of Fundy

We are still at Fundy National Park, in the Chignecto North campground.  We had originally planned to use our bicycles to get around this large park, but have found that the park is really not set up for cycling.  The only route to the section along the Bay of Fundy is along Route 114, a narrow, windy road with no shoulder.  So we unplugged and drove down the four kilometers to the park headquarters and the town of Alma. 

We headed from Alma to Cape Enrage where there is a lighthouse and a rock-climbing center. There was also a zipline that went from one outcropping to the cliff on which the lighthouse stands; now that would be an experience, sailing over the rocky beach from one tower to the other!  The map indicated that it was a good spot for bird-watching but we didn’t see any at all.  It was, however, a beautiful location with great views of the Bay from high up on a cliff. 

From there we drove back to Alma, parked, and walked around the town. It’s very small with a motel, some B&B’s, restaurants and one store with gas pumps.  We picked up lunch at a take-out shop and ate at a picnic table along the river that empties into the Bay.  Alma is noted as the location with the greatest tidal change along the Bay, and that may be true: there were fishing boats at the town dock that were entirely out of the water but clearly would float free when the tide came in. 

Returning to the campsite, full from our late lunch, we had a campfire and relaxed until bedtime.