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The Hopewell Rocks at low tide<br />
New Brunswick<br />
New Brunswick is renowned for being home<br />
to the Bay of Fundy, washed each day by the<br />
world’s highest tides. Along this dramatic<br />
coastline you will also find Fundy National<br />
Park, the Hopewell Rocks, the vibrant city of<br />
Saint John, and charming Passamaquoddy<br />
Bay. The nearby islands of Grand Manan and<br />
Campobello are enchanting retreats from the<br />
modern world. The provincial capital is<br />
Fredericton, a city of genteel villas and art<br />
galleries whilst the pretty nearby village of<br />
Gagetown is famed for its old riverside houses.<br />
To the east are the wonderful sand dunes and<br />
lagoons of Kouchibouguac National Park and<br />
the world-famous salmon fishing river, the<br />
Mirimichi. The Caraquet region is home to<br />
many Acadian settlers and is an area where<br />
the 20th century has yet to gain a foothold.<br />
Other attractions include the leafy resort<br />
town of St. Andrews, Tidal Bore Park and<br />
Magnetic Hill in Moncton, Grand Falls<br />
Gorge and Fort Beausejour historic site.<br />
The Bay of Fundy<br />
Home to the highest tides in the world, the Bay<br />
of Fundy stretches 270 kilometres between the<br />
provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.<br />
Each day 100 billion tonnes of seawater flows in<br />
and out of the bay during each tide cycle – more<br />
than the combined flow of all the world’s<br />
freshwater rivers. Fundy National Park, bordering<br />
the bay, has wild and rugged sea cliffs, tidal mud<br />
flats and forested hills which are home to<br />
exhilarating walking trails. East of here lies the<br />
dramatic Cape Enrage whilst further on at the<br />
Hopewell Rocks you can walk on the ocean<br />
floor during low tide and kayak around the<br />
rocks when the tide is in.<br />
FLORENTINE MANOR, FUNDY<br />
NATIONAL PARK<br />
A warm maritime welcome awaits you at this<br />
heritage inn, built in the 1860s by a local<br />
shipbuilder on the pristine coast of the Bay of<br />
Fundy. There are just nine guest bedrooms,<br />
furnished with antiques and hand-made quilts.<br />
Breakfast is served in the Victorian dining room<br />
whilst the sitting room has a television and a<br />
selection of books making it the perfect place to<br />
meet your fellow guests. Miles of beaches, hiking<br />
trails, bird watching, golfing and horse riding are<br />
all within easy reach.<br />
Saint John<br />
Saint John (not St. John and not to be confused<br />
with St. John’s, Newfoundland) is situated on the<br />
south coast of New Brunswick on the edge of the<br />
Bay of Fundy. Following a devastating fire in 1877,<br />
much of the town was re-built and many of the<br />
Victorian buildings have since been lovingly<br />
restored, especially along Prince William Street.<br />
Two principal attractions are the New Brunswick<br />
Museum and the Reversing Falls Rapids which is a<br />
good place to see the effects of the Fundy tides.<br />
Fundy National Park is nearby, where visitors can<br />
marvel at the highest tides in the world. The city<br />
also offers some great restaurants and pubs<br />
where seafood is a frequent highlight.<br />
LES CHALETS DU HAVRE, NEAR<br />
KOUCHIBOUGUAC NATIONAL PARK<br />
Situated in Richibucto, close to Kouchibouguac<br />
National Park, les Chalets du Havre enjoy a<br />
magnificent coastal setting. There are 24 single and<br />
duplex cottages, each well equipped with sitting<br />
room, full kitchen, and patio with a gas barbeque.<br />
There is a hot tub and heated swimming pool in<br />
the grounds where paddle-boats, canoes, kayaks,<br />
bicycles and tennis equipment are also available<br />
free of charge.<br />
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