September 9, 2017 - St. Andrews by the Sea
Made a gorgeous run up the Downeast coast of Maine yesterday all along Route 1 from Owls Head to Calais, ME, then over the border into St. Stephen, New Brunswick and on to St. Andrews. An old place here, first settled by Europeans (ancient home to the Passamaquoddy of course) in 1604, and then a refuge for loyalists fleeing the US revolution, with many re-settling from Castine, ME.
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| Depiction of the first English settlement on nearby St. Croix Island |
Town is only a 10 minute walk away from the Kiwanis Oceanfront Campground where they pack you in like sardines!
But there are plenty of fine restaurants in this seaside tourist town.
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| Trifecta! Beer, Poutine and Mussels at the Red Herring Pub |
And the town and campground are right on the shores of Passamaquoddy Bay on the Bay of Fundy. Featuring one of the world's most amazing tides and shifting 100 Billion Tons of seawater every 6 hours and 13 minutes (from Low to High, or High to Low tides). Over 24 Feet of tide today:
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| Before (Low tide) |
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| After (High Tide) |
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Had a great Whale watch (3 hour tour) aboard the motor sailer Jolly Breeze. Saw birds, many seals, dozens of Harbour Porpoise (loved hearing their "breaths"), 3 different Finback whales (the 2nd largest of the whales behind Blues) one of which was enormous 70 feet! and a couple of Minke whales thrown in. Great adventure!
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| Seal rookery |
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| Jolly Breeze, dockside at low tide |
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| Ever hear of a lighthouse with no light? Come to St. Andrews! |
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| Capt. Dave taking us home |
