Day 82 Dipper Harbour, NB-Alma,NB 10.21.16
What a great pullout we found for the night on hwy 790 next to Fundy Bay. Love the Sprinter as it allows us to camp just about anywhere. Forgot to mention that yesterday, we entered the Atlantic time zone so we are 4 hours ahead of you west coasters. Today, we checked out the reversing falls in Saint Johns. The Tide was going out so we didn't see the falls in reverse but it did make the existing rapids in the river huge. The whirlpools would rival many on the Grand Canyon. They are in the process of building a glass floor platform to view the whirlpools. May need to come back. We continued heading east on route 111 which took us to St. Martins, Gateway to the Fundy Trail. St Martins and Alma claim to have the greatest vertical tidal range due the rock cliffs on the shoreline. St Martins had some cool caves along the shoreline, covered bridges (enough clearance for the Sprinter) and a lighthouse. There are no roads between St Martins and Alma so we headed back towards hwy 1 and then took route 114 to Alma and Fundy National Park. The trees are nearing the end of the fall colors with more yellows and browns and specks of greens from the fir trees. One campground is still open in Fundy NP so we decided to stop here for the night. Our campsite has a view of Fundy Bay, flush toilets and showers for $20. What a deal! FYI: Everyone in New Brunswick has been extremely friendly and helpful. At camp, I decided to take Bob for a walk to the beach and town while Kevin and Jo kicked back in the van enjoying the view. Bob and I descended the 119 steps to the beach which we had all to ourselves probably because it's off season and it's raining. The weather has definitely took a turn so it looks like more rain to come from now on.
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