R. Doug Wicker's Blog, page 93

Fall Foliage Cruise — New Brunswick; Fundy Park Trailway

[image error]

Big Salmon River Interpretive Centre

A short time after Fuller Falls we arrived with tour guide Diane Howarth at the Big Salmon River Interpretive Centre along the Fundy Trail Parkway. The Fundy Trail Parkway takes you into the Fundy National Park, and the Big Salmon River once served as a major logging center. The Interpretive Centre acts as a museum to this local logging industry, and the building is a reproduction of the loggers’ bunkhouse that once stood on this site. The views here are...

Fun Photo Friday — New Brunswick Favorites 2

Today’s Fun Photo Friday features a play on colors:

[image error]

Feelin’ the Blues

[image error]

Feelin’ the Reds

[image error]

A Black & White Study in Orange

[image error]

Avoiding the Color Trap

Fall Foliage Cruise — New Brunswick; Fuller Falls

[image error]

Looking east toward Fundy National Park

Shortly after spending some time in St. Martins, Diane Howarth took us east. First stop was the Flowerpot Rock Scenic Footpath:

[image error]

Flower Pot Rock Scenic Footpath

Here we broke for some Tim Horton coffee and muffins while taking in the surrounding beauty:

[image error]

Fall Foliage Cruise — New Brunswick; St. Martins Village

[image error]

St. Martins shops

It was just before 9:00 a.m. as we approached the village of St. Martins. Out guide Diane Howarth pointed out some of the local mansions on the way into town:

[image error]

Grand mansion entering St. Martins

This is one colorful destination, and I don’t just mean the fall foliage. This is a charming village with brightly colored buildings and a picturesque fishing fleet:

[image error]

St. Martins fishing fleet at low tide

There’s even a relocated lighthouse which now serves as a tourist information...

Fun Photo Friday — New Brunswick Favorites 1

[image error]

Arret et Pique-Nique

Today is the first of four New Brunswick Fun Photo Fridays:

[image error]

Low Tide and Fall Colors

[image error]

Union Jack, Maple Syrup, and Flag of New Brunswick

[image error]

Lobster Season

Fall Foliage Cruise — New Brunswick; Quaco Head Lighthouse

[image error]

Quaco Head

It was still fairly early in the morning when our Go Fundy Tours guide Diane Howarth took us to Quaco Head Light, about half way up the Bay of Fundy. Here we got our first glimpse of a local lighthouse:

[image error]

Quaco Head Light

This area was just beginning its change into fall colors:

[image error]

Quaco Head fall foliage

[image error]

Quaco Head fall foliage

It was here that we got another dramatic demonstration of the wild swings in water levels between high and low tides. This morning I took this shot of a small...

Fall Foliage Cruise — New Brunswick; Reversing Falls

[image error]

Reversing Falls — outbound flow

On October 15, 2019 Adventure of the Seas sailed into the Bay of Fundy and made port in the city of Saint John, New Brunswick. Here we caught up with a really great tour guide — Diane Howarth of Go Fundy Tours:

[image error]

Diane Howarth of Go Fundy Tours

First stop, not even outside Saint John yet, was to view the famous Reversing Falls rapids on the Saint John River. Before we get to the Reversing Falls, however, let’s talk a moment about Diane and Go Fundy Tours. Go...

Fun Photo Friday — Portland, Maine Part 2

[image error]

Sailing Past Fort Scramwell

A last look at Portland before we set sail back toward Canada and head into Saint John, New Brunswick:

Fall Foliage Cruise — Lunch at DiMillo’s, Portland, Maine

[image error]

Tour boat heading back into Portland Harbor

Our boat tour was almost at an end, and Ursula had planned for us a lunch at DiMillo’s by the Water. This floating restaurant is actually inside an old ferry that has quite the history: Built in 1941 as The New York (service between New Castle, Delaware and Pennsville, New Jersey); sold to Virginia in 1951 and renamed The Norfolk (service between Norfolk and Hampton); sold in 1958 to Rhode Island and renamed The Newport (service between Newport and...

Fall Foliage Cruise — Portland Fall Foliage by Tour Boat

[image error]

Portland fall foliage by boat

Of all the fall foliage stops we made this voyage,Portland displayed perhaps the most stunning colors. Maybe even more so than what we witnessed in Bar Harbor.

[image error]

Portland fall foliage by boat

But more on those spectacular colors in a moment. First, a couple more lighthouse shots, including another view of Portland Head Light:

[image error]

Portland Head Light and light keeper’s house

And another lighthouse I’ve not yet shown to you. Visible in the distance from Portland Head...