July 11-13 - Acadia to Halifax

Finally got internet access today. Here is what we have done (in reverse order).
July 13 – Spencer’s Island to Halifax, Nova Scotia
We woke up to a beautiful sunny clear morning. The tide was coming in and peaked at 32 feet around noon. We walked out to a mound of rock, which was part of the shore during low tide. It quickly became an island faster than we realized, so we had to wade through water to return to where we started. The tidal change is amazing. In fact as we drove up the bay low tide was peaking. We saw parts where it was mud as far as you could see. I’ve posted some pictures so you can see the difference. Oh I almost forgot, we also stopped at a scenic lookout where we saw some magnificent cliffs before driving to Halifax.
July 12 – St. John to Spencer’s Island, Nova Scotia
St. John just became a stopping point for us. It was raining when we arrived and raining when we woke up. We decided to get an early start because we wanted to get to the next stop where we could see the huge tidal change so we left St. John immediately after waking up. We arrived at Spencer’s Island around 2 pm as the tide was going out under a misty fog. I never realized the boys could have so much fun playing with seaweed and water. In fact, I’d venture to say that this stop was the most fun for them. Give them a beach and seaweed and they would be happy for days.
July 11 – Acadia to St. John, New Brunswick
We got up this morning in a misty fog. Our first activity was for the three boys to get their Junior Ranger patches from Acadia National Park. All National Parks have programs for Junior Rangers where they listen to two ranger lessons and do some activities in a handbook. Their reward is a patch with the specific park on it. We hope to get between 8 and 10 patches during the trip. After completing that task, we decided to go biking in Acadia before driving for 4 hours. However, as we drove into the park it started to rain. Thankfully, God blessed us with a break in the rain long enough for us to bike 7 miles on the carriage roads (no cars allowed, only bikers, hikers, and horse drawn carriages). We just about pushed Brandon beyond his biking stamina but thankfully the second half of the trail was downhill. Acadia is a biker’s paradise. With 47 miles of biking trails around beautiful lakes, local and travelling bikers take advantage of them. The funny thing about this day was when Seth saw a sign for the speed limit in Canada that read "Maximum 110". The sign doesn’t specify that it is in km/hr, but Seth couldn’t believe how fast we were allowed to drive in Canada. We entered Canada at mile marker 1054 (from Berryville).