September 26 Saturday 2009 St John NB sunny
We have the first frost of the season this morning so leaves will be turning fast from now on. At 10am we board a city tour bus that picks us up right at the RV park. We learn some facts about the park- it has 13 lakes and a golf coarse. Horses that run the tour wagons stay at the farm here all winter. The park is only 5 min. away from downtown St John. We pass the Red Rose Tea mansion which was used in the film “Children of the lesser Gods”.We also pass the Irving house now called the Cedar Cliff house. Irving is one of the richest person in Canada.(6.7 billion according to Forbes magazine. We learn about many of his investments. St John like many of the Atlantic cities had a big fire (1877) 2/3 of the city was destroyed. We stop at the city Market. I buy some fresh vegetables. We pass many Victorian style homes, Kings park and Queens park. Our next stop is at the reversing falls. Very interesting we watch a jet boat maneuver over the cascading water. We pass Barbours general store, and a interesting clock called Impression of time. Marigolds line the center of the highway planted by school children in the Spring. Impressive. We go to Irving park with many statues overlooking the river. The Earl house and Martello tower (9 a circular stone fort) as well as Partridge Island NB answer to Ellis Island.(quarantine station). We return to the RV park at 12pm. After lunch we find a visitors center to find out about Hopewell Rocks where we want to go tomorrow. We check the tides and find we have to leave early.
REMEMBER-Life resembles a novel more often then novels resemble life