subject: New Brunswick Wilderness Lodge And Vacation Homes [print this page] New Brunswick Cottages and Hotels-Things to do at Fundy Bay
Traveling along New Brunswick's Fundy Coastal Drive will open up all kinds of possibilities for a good Canadian vacation in late summer. The Coastal Drive runs from St. Stephen and St. Andrews, to Aulac in the east. It covers more than 450km, consisting of a series of roads and highways, some coastal others literally back roads. The Bay of Fundy is the actually the beginning of the massive tides that the area is known for, because the bay acts as a sort of funnel, which intensifies tide flow. The tides can reach as high as 12 m. The water literally carves and sculpts the coastline creation huge rock formations that are world famous and a sight behold.
If whale watching is your thing, then you've come to the right place. More than 15 different species of whale can be seen off the coast. Charters are readily available, many of them family friendly, just ask your travel guide or desk clerk for information. Swimming, surfing the monstrous tides, kayaking or canoeing the coast are other possible activities.
However, don't feel left out if you're a landlubber. Fundy National Park sits right there has plays host to hundreds of things to do. Some of these include hiking or biking the trails, golfing the 18 hole Fundy National Park public links course, or bird watching along Alma Beach, or even picking up fossils at Barn Marsh Island. If you like to climb and rappel down sheer cliffs, then you will love Cape Enrage. Swimming is also safer at Bennett or Wolfe Lakes instead of the more dangerous tidal pulls of the Bay.
Don't limit yourself to only the National Park, as there are other stops to make along the Fundy Coastal Drive including, The Chocolate Museum in St. Stephen, Kingsbrae Garden as St. Andrews, Reversing Falls, a place where you can see the St John River reverse direction when the tide comes in, and Cape Enrage fossil beach. Be careful when at the fossil beach. Those who don't pay attention to the tides, can ended up stranded. Probably the most famous stop on the highway are the Hopewell Rocks, sandstone pillars carved out by the high tides. Airports are located at Moncton and Saint John along the drive making connections easy for your trip. No need to double back.
