Friday – August 3, 2018
St. Martins
We set out from the B&B to the nearby St. Martins Sea Caves. You pass a covered bridge on the edge of a cove. The tide was very low and we saw boats sitting on the sea floor, not something you see in most places.
Covered Bridge at St. Martins 
Boat on Blocks
With the low tide we could walk out on sea floor toward the area of the caves. It was easy to walk out on although there was a stream coming down from the land that we had to cross. This made for some rock hopping, jumping, and wet sneakers. The caves are formed from the action of the waves against the rock over many years. You can see the layers of rocks and fossils that have been exposed by the action of the waves.
There two of them that are visible from the parking area but if you continue around the point of land you find another area with additional caves and rock formations. It would be a cove at high tide but we saw it more as a beach at low tide. There is kelp all over the rocks and you could see it would be completely covered at high tide but is as tall as a person as you walk by it.
Hopewell Cape
We continued along following the Fundy Drive though Fundy National Park continuing through Alma grabbing some lunch at the amusingly named Octopuses Garden Cafe. Pinned to the wall above our table they had a little plastic bag with pennies. We had never seen this but had to ask about it. It supposedly distracts the flies so they don’t bother you as much. I’m unconvinced!
We arrived at Hopewell Rocks Park and took a short hike to the Teapot Rocks. The tide had been coming in since the first stop and the rocks were getting covered. They are narrow at the bottom where the water has been wearing away them. You can walk under them at low tide and kayak at high tide. We saw other interesting rock formations like the Diamond Rock.
Purple Flowers near Fundy 
Wild Roses near Fundy 
Red elderberry’s at Fundy 
Bees in North American Fireweed near Fundy
We headed north after the park and stopped in city of Moncton for dinner. We wanted a decent sit down dinner after being disappointed in our search the previous night in St. Martins. We found lots of restaurants in the downtown area and settled on a nice Italian place called Pastalli where we ate outside. I the used to the time to figure out a place for the night. We decided to head to Prince Edward Island in the morning so we found a nice B&B in Port Elgin near the bridge to PEI.
The Terra Bella by the Shore is run by a couple, Randy and Marian. It sits on the river which drains in to the nearby Northumberland Strait. It is a lovely Victorian home and we had a spacious apartment in the attached addition. Our room had a big spa tub in it which Debbie really enjoyed. Marian prepared us a nice breakfast in the beautiful dining room of the main house. They were wonderful hosts and I would recommend going there if you are visiting the area.
This day we drove 173 miles over 4 hours and 23 minutes. The trip total mileage is 803.