Well after 8 days straight of riding we had our rest day in Shediac. We all slept in a little...some of us very little.
A leisurely coffee and breakfast. Nancy and Dave had to do laundry today so they got that in. The weather wasn't sunny today, so Greg decided to wash the truck. I helped by cleaning the inside.
After finishing laundry, Nancy and Dave had lunch and we headed toward Moncton, which was only 26 km on a nice hwy. Along the way Dave spotted a sign for the "Magnetic Hill" so we made a quick decision to head there as we had lots of time.
The Magnetic hill is an optical illusion that makes you feel like you are coasting uphill. So you pay your $6.00 and then wait in line.
When it is your turn you drive to this white pole and put your car in neutral and let off the brake. Then you coast backwards, seemingly uphill. I think we had more fun joking with the workers than our 1 minute ride. But we can say we did it!!
After our thrilling life changing event above, we headed for downtown Moncton. We parked and the girls at the Info Centre said we had a good hour before the tidal bore so we headed for a coffee and treat.
Once we got back to the seating for the viewing, there was this young person from the Museum doing the presentation on tides and what caused them, the tidal bore and other interesting stuff. He did a great job and then it was time to wait for the bore.
Then around the corner it came. It was actually quite amazing to see and hear the water rushing by as well as feel it as it created a bit of a breeze. We watched for about half an hour as the water steadily crept up the bank. After most people left our young presenter was answering questions and we learned that the river used to be much wider. The creation of the causeway, see the info from Wikipedia below, created a lot of new land in the river.
In 1968, a controversial rock-and-earth fill causeway was built between Moncton and Riverview to prevent agricultural flooding and to carry a crossing between the two communities. The causeway caused many problems for the river and its surrounding ecosystem. An estimated 10 million cubic metres (13 million cubic yards) of silt was deposited in the 4.7 km (2.9 mi) of river downstream from the causeway in the first three years following construction. The causeway restricted the movement of fish and reduced the region's salmon catches by 82 percent. Water quality has also dropped thanks to industrial expansion around the area. In 2003, Earthwild International designated the Petitcodiac River as the most endangered river in Canada because of these problems. On 14 April 2010, the causeway's gates were opened permanently as part of a $68 million three-phase project designed to restore the river, to be completed by 2015.
Our interpreter went on to tell us that the river bank is eroding now that the causeway has been removed and that they hope it will go back to some wider form and hopefully become healthy again. He said they have tried to plant salmon back into the river but they have not taken hold yet. Very interesting!
After our tidal bore experience we decided to meet up for dinner at 5:30 and the Tide and Bore Gastro Pub.
Greg and I headed to the museum which was quite interesting. Definitely a place to take kids as it was very hands on. After the museum we headed back to the river to see how high the tide had risen. Nancy and Dave were doing the same thing after getting hair cuts. So we decided to head for dinner right away.
Dinner was good. We all had fish again tonight. We were all tired so we walked back to the car and headed back to Shellac and the trailer after a quick stop to pick up a few groceries.
Back "home" we settled down for the night. Trying to stay up for a while so we can get a good night sleep.
So on to Prince Edward Island tomorrow. Another Province down.
That's all from Shediac for now. Heidi
A leisurely coffee and breakfast. Nancy and Dave had to do laundry today so they got that in. The weather wasn't sunny today, so Greg decided to wash the truck. I helped by cleaning the inside.
After finishing laundry, Nancy and Dave had lunch and we headed toward Moncton, which was only 26 km on a nice hwy. Along the way Dave spotted a sign for the "Magnetic Hill" so we made a quick decision to head there as we had lots of time.
The Magnetic hill is an optical illusion that makes you feel like you are coasting uphill. So you pay your $6.00 and then wait in line.
After our thrilling life changing event above, we headed for downtown Moncton. We parked and the girls at the Info Centre said we had a good hour before the tidal bore so we headed for a coffee and treat.
Once we got back to the seating for the viewing, there was this young person from the Museum doing the presentation on tides and what caused them, the tidal bore and other interesting stuff. He did a great job and then it was time to wait for the bore.
Then around the corner it came. It was actually quite amazing to see and hear the water rushing by as well as feel it as it created a bit of a breeze. We watched for about half an hour as the water steadily crept up the bank. After most people left our young presenter was answering questions and we learned that the river used to be much wider. The creation of the causeway, see the info from Wikipedia below, created a lot of new land in the river.
In 1968, a controversial rock-and-earth fill causeway was built between Moncton and Riverview to prevent agricultural flooding and to carry a crossing between the two communities. The causeway caused many problems for the river and its surrounding ecosystem. An estimated 10 million cubic metres (13 million cubic yards) of silt was deposited in the 4.7 km (2.9 mi) of river downstream from the causeway in the first three years following construction. The causeway restricted the movement of fish and reduced the region's salmon catches by 82 percent. Water quality has also dropped thanks to industrial expansion around the area. In 2003, Earthwild International designated the Petitcodiac River as the most endangered river in Canada because of these problems. On 14 April 2010, the causeway's gates were opened permanently as part of a $68 million three-phase project designed to restore the river, to be completed by 2015.
Our interpreter went on to tell us that the river bank is eroding now that the causeway has been removed and that they hope it will go back to some wider form and hopefully become healthy again. He said they have tried to plant salmon back into the river but they have not taken hold yet. Very interesting!
After our tidal bore experience we decided to meet up for dinner at 5:30 and the Tide and Bore Gastro Pub.
Greg and I headed to the museum which was quite interesting. Definitely a place to take kids as it was very hands on. After the museum we headed back to the river to see how high the tide had risen. Nancy and Dave were doing the same thing after getting hair cuts. So we decided to head for dinner right away.
Dinner was good. We all had fish again tonight. We were all tired so we walked back to the car and headed back to Shellac and the trailer after a quick stop to pick up a few groceries.
Back "home" we settled down for the night. Trying to stay up for a while so we can get a good night sleep.
So on to Prince Edward Island tomorrow. Another Province down.
That's all from Shediac for now. Heidi
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