July 15, 2013

Monday July 15, 2013

I woke up early in the morning and went to get the world’s best sticky buns from

Kelly’s Bakery.  They did not disappoint.  We ate them for both breakfast and

midday snack.  While Anna was getting the car loaded, I went with the kids to the

interpretive center and got the “Beaver tags” for completing the four activities.  We

saw our friend Dan the ranger (from last night), and he was already preparing for

his next adventure.

We then followed the “scenic trail” to Hopewell Rocks.  I was driving while Anna was

navigating (not the usual situation), and at some point she suggested we follow the

GPS and do a cutoff. The cutoff led though a pretty light house and an old shipyard

(positive), but then the road became unpaved, and we were almost leveled by the

tractor with bayles of hay.  At some point the car was too low to the ground and was

scraping the rocks.  I got really nervous, and got our of the car.  That was enough

for the car to have clearance.  For the next mile, I had to run in front of the car while

lighter people were driving.  Kids were laughing really hard, and I had fun running

through the hay-filled dirt road.  It was a good workout.  They let me into the car

when I lost enough weight (or, we hit the highway).

Our next step was the Hopewell Rocks park; totally awesome.  The rocks form

unusual sculptures, while the ocean floor is made of clay.  Nicolas met another 10

year old from Boston, and they went into the mud and got half-way submerged

there.  Needless to say, Nicolas loved playing the in the mud, while Sasha stayed on

the shore and talked to the boys’ mother (your daughter is really funny).  We then

ate lunch at the café, which was OK; they serve local blueberry beer, which was

excellent.

The couple from Boston are skipping Halifax and are going to Maitland Tidal Bors

plus advocate coast sea kayaking instead.  We are on our way to PEI; munching on

dulce, local delicacy.

We hit traffic in Moncton, and were in PEI at 6:30.  Everywhere along the roads are

potato fields here. The Cavendish Park campsite is right on the beach, so we were

able to go for a swim right after stetting up the camp.  The water is pretty warm, and

the beach is beautiful.  Afterwards, we went to the local store and bought PEI beer;

a hit again.  We ate fresh local produce with local potatoes: delicious.  Nicolas keeps

talking about Dan and his night time excursion into the forest; he was explain to us

why red light does not bust the night vision.  Overall, and intense day that started in

the Bay of Fundy, continued at the Hopewell Rocks, and ended in PEI.  No plans for

tomorrow.  Anne of Green Gable house perhaps?

End of the day odometer: 726.5