Wednesday July 27 2016
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| Bus tour of St John |
The days tour started early, we had to
marshal at the Wagon Masters RV at 8:30 am to be picked up by the
bus. Our guide took us to all the highlights of the city, giving tid
bits of information about each neighborhood or historic area. At
several locations the bus stopped for one half hour and we were able
to disembark and explore on our own.
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| City Market |
One such stop was the city market which
has been in continuous use since colonial times. Another historic
site was the Carlton Martello Tower, built to defend St John should
the Yankees invade during the War of 1812.
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| Carleton Martello Tower |
One of the points of interest here in
St John is a natural feature. The Reversing Falls are not really
falls at all, they are rapids. When the huge tidal flow from the Bay
of Fundy backs up into the St John River, rapids are formed when they
strike large boulders in the river. When the tide reverses and all
that water that was pushed upriver retreats back to the sea, the
rapids are formed in the opposite direction.
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| I think that is a brewery on the opposite shore |
After lunch we had our drivers meeting
where the Wagon Master gave us details for tomorrows journey to
Hopewell Cape, which will be our last stop in New Brunswick before
moving on to Nova Scotia. We let Maggie have some pool time while I
worked on blog postings. I don't think I will have internet access
for a couple days and I wanted to get the postings up to date.
Millie and I along with Clay and Rebecca took a walk around some of
the city park where the campground is located. It is an enormous
park, over 2000 acres with trails, lakes, horse stables etc. Many
types of outdoor activities can be practiced here.
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| Just a neat picture of some cereal in the market |
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