Return to Belgium

We left this morning after a warm family get-together and a celebration of the lives of Ruth and Gerald, Michaels' parents.

The family met at Cape Enrage near the head of the Bay of Fundy, located between the provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The Bay of Fundy is known for its high tidal range and the Canadian Hydrographic Service had measured ranges as high as 17 metres. The highest recorded was in October 1869 during a tropical cyclone named the Saxby Gale measuring 21.6 metres. 

During a 12.4-hour tidal period, 115 billion tonnes of water flow in and out of the bay.

Cape Enrage was well named with the strong tides and winds and was the favourite picnic spot for the Walsh family. The winds became stronger and did not want us to linger to long; we returned to the little house at Shediac Cape. The food was wonderful and we caught up on the lives of family members and swapped stories with lots of laughs. We scattered the ashes at favourite spots as we said our good-byes.

The Atlantic coast is not heavily populated with only small aircrafts servicing the area. Our flight from Moncton to Montreal was fully booked and we had to take a taxi the 150 kilometres to the next small airport, Saint John were we caught our connecting flight.

After two taxi rides, five Air Canada take-off and landings and four train connections we were on our last bus ride. The bus stop was located near the Zonder Zorg and we had our luggage stowed in the rack by the front entrance. As there was no one waiting for the bus, I asked the bus driver if he could open the front door for us. He refused and we had to drag our bags to the back door.

It was Tuesday; we were back in Belgium.