Carved from Fundy's sandstone sea cliffs over the course of years and years, the Flower Pot Rocks, otherwise referred to as sea stacks, exemplify the vertical variance of the Bay of Fundy tides.
Nicknamed the Flower Pot Rocks because the trees that grow at the top of the brown stacks resemble plants growing in a clay pot, sea stacks are found in a few places along Fundy's coastline, but are most noted in Albert County, New Brunswick at Hopewell Cape.
Open from late-May until mid-October, visitors to the Hopewell Rocks can walk on the ocean floor at the base of these giant formations 3 hours before and after low tide. As the tides schedule changes daily, it is highly important to check the tides ahead of your visit. At Hopewell Cape, high tide can be anyway from 32 to 46 feet.
While not at all accessible during high tide, visitors to the site can walk the wood trails, learn all about the history and geology of the area in the interpretive centre, grab a snack at one of 2 cafes or peruse the gift shop for fascinating trinkets. One of the most well liked high tide activities at Hopewell, however, is kayaking.
Set out on a guided sea kayaking excursion on the Bay of Fundy and paddle in and around the sea stacks. Only 90 minutes to 2 hours in duration, this is an exceedingly unique journey and provides a very different point of view of the Rocks. On returning to the site at low tide to stroll at the base of the Rocks, it is truly amazing to look up and realise that only a few short hours earlier you were paddling forty feet above your head!
In an earlier article, we wrote about Mi'kmaq legends concerning the Bay and the tides. According to The Hopewell Rocks website (2011), in traditional times Mi'kmaq folks were slaves of angry whales who resided in the Bay. One day some of the slaves tried to escape but only made it as far the beach before being turned to stone by their whale captors. It is often said that today they remain encased in these rock formations.
Nicknamed the Flower Pot Rocks because the trees that grow at the top of the brown stacks resemble plants growing in a clay pot, sea stacks are found in a few places along Fundy's coastline, but are most noted in Albert County, New Brunswick at Hopewell Cape.
Open from late-May until mid-October, visitors to the Hopewell Rocks can walk on the ocean floor at the base of these giant formations 3 hours before and after low tide. As the tides schedule changes daily, it is highly important to check the tides ahead of your visit. At Hopewell Cape, high tide can be anyway from 32 to 46 feet.
While not at all accessible during high tide, visitors to the site can walk the wood trails, learn all about the history and geology of the area in the interpretive centre, grab a snack at one of 2 cafes or peruse the gift shop for fascinating trinkets. One of the most well liked high tide activities at Hopewell, however, is kayaking.
Set out on a guided sea kayaking excursion on the Bay of Fundy and paddle in and around the sea stacks. Only 90 minutes to 2 hours in duration, this is an exceedingly unique journey and provides a very different point of view of the Rocks. On returning to the site at low tide to stroll at the base of the Rocks, it is truly amazing to look up and realise that only a few short hours earlier you were paddling forty feet above your head!
In an earlier article, we wrote about Mi'kmaq legends concerning the Bay and the tides. According to The Hopewell Rocks website (2011), in traditional times Mi'kmaq folks were slaves of angry whales who resided in the Bay. One day some of the slaves tried to escape but only made it as far the beach before being turned to stone by their whale captors. It is often said that today they remain encased in these rock formations.
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