Hopewell Rocks Bay of Fundy New Brunswick. Also known as Flowerpots rocks, is home to extreme high and low tides. High tides can rise between 32 and 46 feet (10 and 14 metres). During periods of low tide, you can walk 2 kms of beach and explore several coves. It is one of the best places in the world, to walk on the ocean floor. The extreme tidal range of the Bay, causes the base of the rock formations to be covered in water twice a day. The formations stand 40–70 feet tall and consist of dark sedimentary conglomerate and sandstone rock.
Hopewell Rocks at the Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick.
The picture above is of an ebbing tide. High tide you can see, is etched in the rocks. Retreating glaciers in the region following the last ice age, caused surface water filtering through cracks in the cliff to erode and separate the formations from the rest of the cliff face.
Flowerpots Rocks at the Bay of Fundy in New Brunswick
Advancing and retreating tides and the associated waves erode the base of the rocks at a faster rate than the tops. This results in their unusual shapes. You will also find this dense green grass kind-of growth on the rocks, fascinating.
Walking on the ocean floor at Hopewell Rocks In the Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick.
It is a truly awesome experience! I collected so many uniquely colored stones to make pendant charms for my kids right off the bottom of the ocean, for free!!!
Hopewell Rocks, Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick.
Some talented people living around the area actually create these ‘rock balancing’ beauties at low tide. Sadly, they get destroyed when the tide comes in but then they build them back again.
Rock balancing at Hopewell Rocks, Bay of Fundy-New Brunswick
There are a lot of activities at the park but we came here specifically to experience the phenomenal high and low tide, it was awesome! Magnetic Hill is a local attraction in the northwestern edge of the city of Moncton. On the east coast you will come upon Shediac, the home of the Largest Lobster!
Statue of a Giant Lobster in Shediac, New Brunswick.
In Shediac, Pointe-du-Chêne is a must visit. A wharf where locals gather to eat ice cream, climb on the rocks at sunset followed by a little sunset swim to watch the sunset at eye level.
Wharf of Pointe-du-Chêne, Shediac, New-Brunswick.
Sunset at Pointe-du-Chêne wharf, Shediac, New-Brunswick.
I found the people friendly and the province safe to travel alone.
