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Flower Pot Rocks and Monoliths
Hopewell Cape, Canada
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Hopewell Cape, Canada
Up early, breakfast at Tim Horton’s and two hours later we are at Hopewell Cape. Hopewell Cape is at the narrowest part of Fundy Bay. The rise and fall of the tides is the greatest here too.
As we were paying to enter we saw a bunch of runners getting ready for a race. Brr. It is about 52 degrees and the sun is not really coming out. I hope they have a good run!
We walked a slowly descending trail, about a mile long, down to the observation deck. We then walked down about four levels of stairs, around 50 foot, to reach the ocean floor.
It was surreal again walking on the ocean floor. The pictures barely show the beauty of the monoliths that the ocean has carved out over the centuries. Again the rocks are beautiful lining the floor.
I did not get more than twenty feet away from the stairs when I found my first piece of green sea glass. Since this area does not have many shells to find, sea glass will have to do.
As we were walking and admiring the beauty we came across one of the Interpreters poised on a large kelp covered rock with a spotting binocular fixed on the cliffs. Of course we had to ask him what he was looking at. Kevin Snair explained that they have had three sets of peregrine falcons nesting in previous years and the other day he spotted a nest in the cliffs. I took a couple of pictures but unfortunately did not get a picture of the one chick Kevin had seen to show himself.
We continued our stroll admiring the beauty when all of the sudden we heard footsteps running. Yes the runners were running on the ocean floor. What strength and endurance to run on the rocks, mud and kelp. Bless their hearts!
We walked back up the stairs,rinsed off our hiking boots and took the shuttle back to the top. We have walked around 8-10 miles in the last three days so there is no shame to riding a Club Car!
After a late lunch we are heading back home. What a wonderful day!
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