Exploring the ocean floor.

Endured breakfast within earshot of some of the noisiest most cackly people in the world. On the bright side had some nice muffins. Ying and Yang. Since we were just round the corner from it, it seemed rude not to pay a quick visit to Magnetic Hill. Fortunately, being out of season, there was no-one to take an entry fee. Drove to the instructions & followed them for both directions. Underwhelming would be the best description - some possible hints of rolling uphill but certainly not worthy of being one of Canada's most recognised attractions. Definitely glad we didn't pay. Onwards to a genuine attraction - a natural wonder of the world. Hopewell Rocks isn't a household name but is probably the most photographed part of the Bay of Fundy. The ideal is to go there at low tide & high tide to see the unique tidal range. We were hitting low tide & the tentative plan was to do high tide on the way back. With it being low tide, there was access to the beach area around the rocks - what they called rather dramatically the ocean floor. It was quite a striking beach walk with all manner of names for the rocks - elephant being the obvious candidate. Headed back up to the cliffs for an above view. Agonised over having lunch here - the rangers were doing a BBQ with a view but the small matter of 160 miles to go before darkness got in the way.Read more