Fun•Day at Fundy National Park

Oook let's take a pause and rewind a moment for a quick update; We arrived back in Ontario in September and headed to New Brunswick for October & November. Since snow and general low temps aren't uncommon in Canada for this time of year (and let's face it, it's only getting colder), we decided to store our camping gear and sell our van since we'd be staying (indoors) with our parents for awhile. 

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So when New Brunswick repeatedly broke record temp highs during our stay we were kicking ourselves for not bringing our van east. We definitely wanted to be outside while the province experienced the second-coming of summer. Without much camping gear we decided our best option was to check-out the yurt scene at Fundy National Park.

Of course we had to take the round-about way to get there --We hit the Fundy Coastal Drive and stopped in for a picnic and to check out the sea caves at Saint Martins.

Late afternoon, we finally rolled into Fundy National Park! Across Canada in the National Parks are some really cool set-ups for those with little outdoor gear, or the desire to actually sleep outside. The icing on the camping-cake was rolling up to Yurt #2 which included unreal views. 

The view at low tide & high tide. And why is this tide so special you might ask?
Well, the Bay of Fundy boasts the highest tides in the world, rising and falling 12m twice daily.

We arrived at low tide, took in the fresh air and a cider, then wandered down to the seaside town of Alma. After a good little toodle, a bowl of seafood chowder and several pictures of lobster miscellany, we hit up the corner store and headed back up the hill. 

Cranking up the yurt's propane woodstove, we put little J to bed, and then sat outside under the full moon and cooked dinner. 

The new morning was a quintessential Bay of Fundy day---Drizzly, grey, fresh and thick with fog. As someone who drops in on the East Coast every now and again, I find the weather just adds to the overall charm, so we were not deterred from hitting up a couple hikes and a frolic in the rainbow blueberry fields before making our way home.

You might notice a lack of sun in all these pictures.
"It'll burn off" is a catchphrase we use often as motivation to get out.