We left our house about 9:40 and headed north to the St. Martin Sea Caves. We arrived in less than an hour, stopping once to take a picture.
We arrived during high tide, and we could see the Sea Caves across the water. We walked over to see if we could wade through, but the water looked to be at least 3 feet deep, and we weren't wearing bathing suits! A gentleman running the nearby gift shop said that the water would greatly recede in the next two hours. So we decided to see if there was anything nearby.
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| This is how the water looked with the sea caves (hard to see) |
We decided to see what else might be around while we waited for the tide to drop and found out about the Fuller Falls, just about 15 minutes north. We headed that way and entered a park (that we had to pay $27 to enter), and drove to the falls. When we got there, there was a long, steep staircase to get a better view. These steps were high and a little shaky, and we both held on to the railings on both sides. But the falls were very lovely and there were some beautiful views in the park as well.
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| The steep stairs heading down |
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| The Fuller Falls |
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| Taking a rest on the way back up |
We drove a bit further up in the park (after all we paid $27, might as well see a bit more!) We went as far as the Salmon River, and there was an interpretive center there so we stopped, but all they had was a gift shop, and not much else! So we turned around and headed back to St. Martin.
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| Flowers at the Interpretive Center |
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| One of the views we saw |
When we returned to the St. Martin Sea Caves, we decided to have lunch. We had the most delicious seafood chowder while we sat in some glorious weather with an amazing view!
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| Lunch time! |
After lunch, we walked back over toward the sea caves, which were now quite accessible if you were willing to wade through a stream (I was, David wasn't). So I walked across and went into the sea caves. It's hard to see how huge they are from the pictures, but it was pretty amazing!
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| Wading over, trying not to slip! |
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| One of the sea caves |
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| David, across the stream |
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| Looked like a dinosaur, but just an old tree |
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| Looking back towards David. All of this was under water just two hours ago |
Inside the sea cave and around the area.
After we left this area, we headed back to St. John, making a quick pit stop at our rental, and then on to see Fort LaTour.
Ft. LaTour was a replica (but much smaller version) of the original Ft. LaTour. When we arrived, a young lady showed us a short, but interesting video about the history of the fort, and then showed us around and answered questions. We looked around and then headed home.
Outside the fort they had a small memorial to fallen Canadian soldiers (see below)
A quick look at downtown St. John
We ate dinner in a Turkish restaurant in downtown St. John. Food was good, but not "picture worthy".
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