Before the last weekend, a few of us had been talking about that we wanted to see more of the region, and not just Fredericton. I saw this as an excellent opportunity, because I had already decided that I wanted to go whale-watching, and buses were inconvenient and really expensive. So a couple of us, went to a car rental company and rented a car. It was supposed to be a compact car for 5 people, but when we went down to get it they didn't have one, so instead they gave us a minivan for 7 people for the same price. :)
We talked two more people into going and then we headed off, towards Saint John and then St Andrews.
Saint John is a nice, quite big port town, and is one of the oldest in New Brunswick. It's a very nice little town, with charming houses, parks and very friendly people.
Saint John's Saturday market is much more thrilling than Fredericton's. Here they have lots and lots of stuff, and even some live music. :)
And here are the famous (haha) Reversing Falls. As the picture might tell, things start to get crazy when the laws of Physics break down. The Reversing falls is a river, that from high to low tide changes direction (because the water levels change). This creates some whirlpools and strong currents. Here the river is flowing upstream, up the river. (it just changed)
After a brief visit to Saint John, we (Michal) drove down along the coast line, almost to the border of Maine, to the small harbour town of St Andrews.
This is pretty much the shopping street, but it is a nice little town, so don't be fooled by its looks. Unfortunately, all the whale-watching tours were booked for the day (I didn't make a reservation, because I wasn't sure we were going to get there) Fortunately though, we had the car until Tuesday morning, because everything was closed on Monday, because it's New Brunswick Day! ;) But we made a reservation, to go whale-watching then after class..
The rest of the afternoon, we spent on a desolate beach.. After that we wnt back home.
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