Day 20

Bit of a slow get-away today, necessitated by great conversation around the B&B table.  Two visiting scientists from Germany were on their way to St. Andrews to attend a world conference on Cod Fish (and other fish in that family). At the beginning of the meal one fellow explained that he needed to do some reading about the area so please excuse him if he was reading ‘New Brunswick for Dummies’.  I just smiled to myself knowing that there would be way too many questions directed at him to even think about reading. Soon we were well into a discussion involving global warming, Cod Fish stocks, Berlin wall collapse, smoking, German tourism in northern Saskatchewan and biking around Europe.  A couple from the U.S., in an animated discussion with the owner’s of the B&B, sat at another table. It turned out to be a delightful morning as we all ate our French Toast adorned with cream cheese and smothered with strawberry sauce and whipped cream.  Ho Hummmm.

 

Today’s goal was to explore the Bay of Fundy starting at St. Matins and heading to the Fundy Trail.  We started out on our bikes but soon realized we would enjoy it more on foot as parts of the trail were covered in tree roots and very steep.  

 

 

As we biked and hiked along the trail, unbelievable vistas kept appearing around every corner.   On this thanksgiving weekend it is not hard to come up with a truly long list of wonderful things we have to be thankful for in this peaceful, bountiful, stunningly beautiful country.