East Coast Trip 2024 - July 9

July 9: We woke to fog, dense fog and a busy day ahead. I'd never heard of Minister's Island until coming to New Brunswick and today we saw first hand what the hype is about this island. We are staying in Saint Andrews, and from the campground we drove a few miles, crossed a stretch of gravel road and onto Minister's Island. Unfortunately, we couldn't see very well because of the fog but when there is low tide vehicles drive and people walk to the island. We visited the Van Horne Estate property which included a main home which was built between 1788 and 1791 when Reverend Andrews built the small stone cottage on the Island that is still there today. Thereafter it acquired its informal designation as Ministers Island (copy this link to see more: https://www.ministersisland.net/history). After this cloudy adventure we went on a whale watching cruise in a portion of the Bay of Fundy. We did see some whales, harbor seals and other wildlife. A phenomenon in the bay are whirlpools when tides converge. I was able to to capture an image. After the cruise, we went to the local brewery to taste some beer. Over all, it was a lovely day and it ended with a meal I'd cooked a couple of days earlier. 















 

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