The Fundy Shore

Bay of Fundy at High Tide

Well, didn't we have an exciting and fruitful day?  Our goal was to travel along the south shore of the Bay of Fundy as far as Parrsboro and then tour slowly back through Five Islands, Economy, Bass River and Great Village and visit all the cemeteries we've missed so far.  It was our first really gorgeous day for a while and the views as we climbed towards Five Islands were spectacular.  On our way this morning the tide was out and we passed miles of wide, brick red beaches.  The blueberries are coming close to ripening and so there were vast fields of bright green, tinted as blue as Paul Newman's eyes.

Parrsboro is a lovely little town with some of the best examples of Victorian homes we've seen - and that is really saying something!  It was a bustling little place with the feel of a resort.  There was a free lecture going on at the hall and everyone was out in their best beach wear enjoying treats from Timmy's in the lovely town square.

Five Islands at Low Tide

What should be one of the seven wonders of the natural world can be seen at Five Islands.  Towering cliffs of red sandstone hug the coast while the five islands jut out into the Bay.  It is truly majestic!  On our way back the tide had come in and the sun was shining on the water making for a sparkling wonderland.

We stopped at a couple of cemeteries along the way and recorded the last resting place of more family members.  As we were taking a break, a young man drove by us and over through the newer part of the cemetery.  He stopped at one grave and carefully cleaned up around the area.  He then went back to his truck and brought out a new flower arrangement and carefully placed it atop the grave marker.  He stood there for several minutes, leaning on his truck and looking at the grave.  It reminded us that everyone buried in every cemetery was a person with a family and a life story.

Road to Economy Falls

As we headed back towards Economy, we spotted a sign for Economy Falls which is legendary for its beauty and so, in search of an adventure, we turned and set off in the direction the sign indicated.  It said the Falls were about 8 km and the first 500 meters or so were really good gravel road.  After that things began to go from so-so to scary.  However, we were intent on seeing the falls, to we persevered at about 5 kph until FINALLY we reached the parking area.

Economy Falls (taken from
the Internet

There was a small path that led into the forest so Ann volunteered to scout out the situation.  We turned on our Walkie Talkies that lost contact almost as soon as she was out of sight.  After about 20 minutes, I was becoming concerned.  We were in the middle of nowhere, in bear country and Ann has been known to be a bit accident prone.  Fortunately, just about then, she phoned (we were at 1 tiny bar on the cell phones).  She had walked a couple of km and was still nowhere near the Falls.  We conferred and thought it might be a good idea to come back to the motorhome.  So we didn't see the falls and had to be content with looking it up on Google when we got home.

Stopped in Bass River at our favourite ice cream shop and this time I had a family-related treat - Oxford Blueberry and Cream cone.  Delicious!

Now we're home to a fabulous Nova Scotia sunset and time to head off to bed after such a busy day.

To be continued..............