New Brunswick Travel Guide (Canada) | Visiting Fredericton, Saint Andrews, Fundy & Hopewell Rocks

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today we're going to be taking you on our family road trip across New
Brunswick after 2 days driving across Ontario and Quebec we finally arrived at
our destination Fredericton the capital of New Brunswick and also the city that
Sam's parents call home in this video we'll be showing you some of her
Fredericton highlights and then we'll be touring the charming seaside town of st.
Andrews hiking and fundy national tark's and marveling at the hopewell rocks on
the Bay of Fundy which is home to the highest tides in the whole world we hope
you'll enjoy our tour of the province and now let's go explore New Brunswick
good morning good morning guys greetings from beautiful sunny Fredericton New
Brunswick it is summer it over here oh and this is where we are kicking off our
road trip yes so we've got a full day here in Fredericton yep so we're here
with my parents and with Sam's parents and with the dog so we're gonna be
exploring around on foot right now we're walking along waterloo road which is
known for its beautiful riverside homes actually some of that and then check out
more of the town yeah so basically we're gonna be exploring Fredericton we're
gonna be exploring some other areas in the province so yeah this is going to be
what we what we're up to you in the province of New Brunswick hope you like
this little guide
and we are walking around there here there is a river designed Johns River
over there and what we wanted to show you is all these colonial houses to me
there is nothing nicer than this these houses they have such a personality they
have a history and they are built the way houses used to be built in the day
and we are talking about the late seventeen hundreds a early 1800
and I don't know you look at like this myself I feel like any minute you're
gonna see George Washington coming out of the front door you know or maybe
Jacques Cartier or something it's so historic it's amazing the way they have
kept it you know each one has a different character is different than
the other one you do not see two that are exactly the same they are all people
we've been working here for about maybe a kilometer or so and they are
side-by-side so if you ever come to the city of Frederick man please take the
time come here take a walk you can you know right by whatever but do not miss
this section if you like architecture and things like this because it's really
really worth your time and one thing I wanted to mention is that a lot of these
mansions have been turned into bed and breakfasts so it's a really nice option
for people coming to visit Fredericton you can stay right by the river really
close to the old town and yeah you get to experience this beautiful
architecture a type of construction that you don't even see anymore so we're
gonna keep walking along Waterloo row it is a very hot day today we are melting
but we want to keep showing my parents the homes along here because it's their
first time in the province and yeah it's just a very different from Ontario well
well Samuel here we are whoring your parents hometown with fresh
eyes I know it's we we don't play tours here very often no I'm here to hang out
it's basically more like a living situation whatever we're here yeah it's
been nice to show your parents around show them some of
homes by the river and now we're gonna walk across the pedestrian bridge and
yeah absolutely and I have to say it my dad is loving
the homes here we keep stopping to admire them was mucking about
construction what do you like most is that every single house has a unique
design back yeah back when they were built that's how architecture was done
yeah as cookie cutter mold that you see today yeah I don't like the suburbs
where they live in Ontario exactly so every house has its own unique character
its own unique features so it's been really fascinating just walking along
here by the river and checking them out yep and now we are making our way over
to the walking bridge we're gonna cross to the other side and I think food and
drinks are on the horizon
another sampler portion of years Oh sliders yeah slightly very nice dark to
light
so we stopped at a restaurant or if you go to the bar you can ask for a bowl of
water for your pooch isn't that right togi my what a good boy you might need
more dad so what do we got over here we have a sampler plate from Peppa ruins
raid on the waterfront of the st. John River yeah beautiful location the
strongest one I think it's kind of like a stout though that's the best bidder
yeah that's the dooryard I think yeah yeah well one of them is the red red
Irish - this is the red Irish that's the dooryard yeah so I'll I'll try this one
here try them all just tell me what your favorite is my favorite you like those
no thanks full body flavor yeah this one here is a little bit higher in alcohol
but mmm very good I hope my palate can readjust for each one of these and last
but not least this is the latest recording yeah yeah cheers Cheers
all right I'm gonna put you on the spot okay if you had to rank him from from
last to first last apart yeah lots different last last second last second
best first so they were like they're lined up for you and up like that
aligned to the scope for the wind for Stoke this is the winner the winner is
there and now we are waiting for fish fish and chips and burgers shit yeah my
parents my parents ordered burgers and the rest of us ordered fish and chips
yeah I mean we're out on the East Coast gotta eat some fish we're gonna have
some fish
so fish and chips arrived paddock I believe no I will have one in a minute
juicing I'm getting onion rings behind the scenes here the ring guys and we've
got some nice clean slot with Apple Wow nice cabbage an apple tasty huh a really
nice meal for a summer day yeah the fish is wonderful that's awesome
we took a break after all that food and drink and later in the afternoon we
drove to Odell Park so that Tolo could enjoy a walk in the woods
well guys we have made it to hotel park top of the day that's the lungs of
Fredericton it's basically a nice little forest lots of trails here and what's
wonderful is it was 32 degrees today here I would say 5 or 10 degrees cooler
oh we got a little light streaming through yeah it is so nice yet a little
bit of a breeze and it's just nice having a reprieve from that some that
beats down on your face exactly yeah it's really nice I've been here in
winter with you I've been here in autumn it's awful Park any time in the winter I
go snowshoeing here with my dad we break trail we got off of the trail so much
fun but for the time being just a great place to walk the dog there's some huge
old trees here your dad is like marveling at them
besides of that yeah yeah and my dad was saying that some of them are between 150
to 300 years old so yeah it's quite impressive and yeah it's just a
beautiful place to come when you're in Fredericton I highly recommend it
we enjoyed a nice dinner back with Sam's parents and then called it a night
because we had a busy day ahead
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all right guys it is our final morning in Fredericton we're taking Joey for a
walk and we just stopped by the old burial ground which is a cemetery right
in the city centre and this was a cemetery for the loyalist her loyalist
yeah so mr. history enthusiast here yeah let us know this the loyalists were the
people that left the United States well it was in the United States yet because
he was during the the war of independence for the United States so as
the British Army retreated mainly from New York City in those areas all the
people that were loyal to the king on the crown they also left with the Armed
Forces so this is the place in New Brunswick where they came and they
settled there were so many of them that they created kind of a new province for
these people to start anew you know to start their lives all over again
yep and this is the place where I think that they were buried you know this is
the cemetery and yeah it's nice because it's not like a your usual cemetery that
has no room that everyone is piled up kind of great too grave and another
thing is the kind of Tom stones that they were using in those days right yeah
some of them they look like a monolithic like you know you haven't you don't see
that today anymore but there is a lot of history here
believe me it's nice and it's good thing that they keep it like this so we
stopped by here we came from the cemetery we took a couple of streets a
walk and we came to what was the barracks this is where the British
garrison was stationed in the in the days you know it's a beautiful building
they have kept it almost in tact and down here all these gates as
you see but I imagine in the old days must have been to keep the artillery and
all that I mean the cannons and stuff that the big machine right today they're
used by the students because right here you have the college of craft and design
yeah and then the students they set up a shop in each one of these and they
expose their showcase their work yeah the crafty creations in the university
and they they sell it to the tourists and stuff like that right but yeah it's
a beautiful building and yeah it's a lot of history over here imagine this is
from the days when our Canadian province was created so
we showed my parents a few of the city landmarks topping a town hall of the
lighthouse and the legislative building and then it was time to hop in the car
and start this road trip
all right so this is gonna be a fun road trip so happy that my dad can join me
Pompey George yes I'm really looking forward to it
last time I went on the trip like this was in 1979 Wow I had worked 13 summers
in a row yeah and I figured well you know I it's time to take a summer off so
we jumped in I had a 65 Chevy boat I call it a boat
because it was like a drives like a boat he had to Haman you couldn't drive it
anyways you guys took a big road trip oh yeah and it made it all the way there
and back we went to Gatsby we went to Wow
all through Nova Scotia Cape Breton that's amazing so you know the places
we're going to yeah so the question I have for you is the first place we're
going to seeing Energy's what compete what can we expect there cuz I've never
been well it's the pearl of New Brunswick it's a must-see place of it
coming to it's like a little town located on the coast yeah yeah yeah it's
got it's got lots of lots of charm beautifu
our next destination was st. Andrews about a two-hour drive away this is a
very picturesque seaside town where you can do whale watching excursions boat
tours and enjoy delicious seafood
so a little update from st. Andrews we have arrived it took us about two hours
you took the scenic route yeah it's beautiful going through these small
little towns man during country roads and we ended up here we right oh by the
sea now three degrees cooler guys which is very nice and you've arrived right
around lunchtime so first things first seafood seafood we found a little
restaurant called Shire Town pub they have ordered three seafood platters they
do takeout so we've got a whole bunch of different things seafood fish and chips
and yeah we took the dog out for a little walk along the pier there's
people doing sailing today there's whale watching so yeah it's just a nice
tranquil little town out on the water and we're really enjoying it so far we
found some shade we're just chilling out here so three seafood platters have
arrived that's a bit of everything we've got fish and chips well the fish we've
got shrimp scallops out to seafood print rice uh-huh I'm gonna I'm gonna try the
fish they feel it which one are you gonna try dad yeah I'm gonna try the
fish tooth Wow taste of the sea mmm-hmm the fish all
those seafood is not overcooked lightly battered and not just lightly fried
perfect yeah everybody that that does seafood this is the way you're supposed
to do it yeah nice and fresh yeah right from the ocean from the ocean push on
needs across the street right there yeah do you guys have a favorite so far out
of the shrimp select them all them all scallops are so juicy I tried one
alright guys enjoy yeah
because it was such a hot day we also made time to find a beach so that Togo
could splash around and cool down he was very happy with that
okay so we had a wonderful lunch oh my gosh it's amazing so much variety huh
yes yeah so fresh it just has a the flavor of the sea you can't replicate
that when you get frozen fish brought in from somewhere else I don't know how to
explain it you've got to come out here and try the local sea looking forward to
seafood still got lobster lobster rolls we've got a lot more to try but so far
so good yeah so after eating lunch we came down
to the beach there's like a little pebbly beach here in st. Andrews and we
gave Togo a little splash a little swing of it his first time into in the sea
he's done a lot of leeks he's done some rivers but never
he's never splish splash tanned the ocean before yeah so we're just enjoying
a quick little pit stop before we get back in the car and continue driving
next up is cape and Ray yeah we've got that's where we're staying
we've got about three hours to drive and have a feeling we'll be making at least
one more stop along the way to walk the dog you know and so we're just gonna
plot plot a row I think there's a number of different ways to get there and
hopefully we'll take the most scenic one oh it's a it's on it's on the weasel
that's the bottom of the rock there
then it was time to hop back in the car and drive to our next destination cape
and rage where we had rented a cottage for the next two nights it was about a
three-hour drive to get there with a few stops for the dog along the way we had
to cross all of Fundy National Park and that gave us a nice little taste of what
we had to look forward to the next day
well guys we have arrived this is home sweet home for the next two nights a
little bit windy out here it is so much cooler in temperature from Fredericton
when we left this morning it was like 35 degrees in Fredericton here it's 18
degrees it's so much cooler we have a nice breeze we're by the ocean the dog
is laughing he's just running around free no need for a leash here but yeah
we rented this cabin through Airbnb it has four bedrooms it's really big inside
they even left to bed for the dog which is amazing so right now we're just
unloading everything from the cars and I'm gonna take you in and give you a
quick tour so you can see what it is like in here it's really cozy and rustic
lots of wood so there you have it this is gonna be your kitchen dining area for
the next two nights and we have a big living area here but honestly I think
we're gonna be spending most of our time outdoors we came here for the nature the
scenery yeah oh I'm looking very disabled it's windy outside so yeah
there you have it the different bedrooms but yeah it was a really beautiful Drive
we can already see the tide like when you're driving along the coast my
goodness this is the biggest tide in the world and whoo-hoo more of that to come
we were all pretty tired from a long day of driving so we didn't do a whole lot
that afternoon we mainly unpacked cooked some dinner and played with Togo out in
the yard no complaints from him
the following morning we got an early start and made our way to fund the
national park for some hiking after a few days of driving Toto was thrilled to
be out in the woods leaving his pack down the trails
well good morning everyone we have made it to fund the National Park first day
here it's the windy one and the foggy one hey
togi dogs on the loose and yeah we're gonna be doing some hiking in the
National Park today we're at Wolf Point and what's the name of this troop ship
Haven ship Haven is the name of the trail and that's what it was and yeah
there's actually a boardwalk here which makes it really a nice super easy to
walk just a few steps we're in the woods but we're also kind of following our
River it seems so yeah we're getting some nice views it should lead to a
beach I think it continues oh does it so yeah we're starting off with the shorter
trail an easy one oh and it has lots of really nice lookout points too
so what do you guys think of the trail so far it's been very nice I like that
it's a boardwalk easy walk through the forest shaded great views along the way
and we're now making our way down to the beach it's low tide and dad we passed an
old area where that used to be like longer there is logging in a timber area
and covered bridge yeah that was when back way back when most of this area was
that's what they used to do back then fishing and logging you know you know
logging yeah so that was been replaced by a National Forest which is pretty
good you know I mean everybody gets a chance to come and visit here now not
just the loggers or the fishermen yeah you know the nice part about all of
these there are no people here we are the only ones there is just another
three persons I walk by here on nature full nature and it's just pristine not
even people you'll find over here so what a place to visit if you have the
chance to come to New Brunswick and visit this National Park you know like
you'll love it a lot of main thing is will work your whatever you do don't
drive through just stop here please it's nice it's a nice province and I could
not believe the amount of forest I describe this province as a huge forest
you know like I mean it's is beauty I mean all the way
good boy
back in the car time for a little update so we made it down to point Wolfe Beach
it was really cool it's low tide so we got to walk along the seabed very pebbly
muddy no sea creatures to be found Togo had lots of fun running around free
wild now we're back at the picnic area where we left the car gonna have a
little bite to eat yes so yeah just some fruit peanuts and
we're gonna keep hiking this is so beautiful though like I loved
the trail having a boardwalk the views we got along the way nature it's just so
green so lush and it's nice being out on an overcast day with like the fog
rolling in it's just so Moody Toto saw another dog he's like who's
this is that a lady friend mm-hmm meanwhile
everyone else is already picnicking
let's go picnic
after enjoying a little snack on the picnic tables we got back in the car and
drove towards herring cove to give togo a chance to play in the water i mean
this really was his vacation
we're just keeping an eye on Togo who's going in the water splashing around but
we don't want him swimming too far or drinking salt water yeah but yeah we
just wanted to stop here and show you guys these rocks covered in seaweed and
algae because you can really see the sea level during high tide low tide right
now it's low tide to the water starting to come in again but like where the rock
is all wet it's like a darker color like that's how high water gets up there
really high this Bay of Fundy is it's got the highest difference in tides in
the world between low tide and high tide and yeah it's amazing but all of this
eventually will be gobbled by the by the ocean and it's a it's a huge difference
because here we have like maybe I don't know what four meters at least of you
know the the fluctuation in this area so and now we're starting to come in and
when it starts to come in it comes in really quick so if you visit you have to
be careful when is low tide if you go walking around not to know once it comes
it comes and yeah so they have the Times posted in the Visitor Center you can see
one yeah and it fluctuates so what should we do
it's crazy to be standing on what is sea bed right now yeah yeah and this one is
called herring cove beach yeah and beautiful views of the whole coastline
if you don't want to miss it on the background it's just pure forest it's
amazing postcard perfect you see here and I think that's where we stain that
point over there apron rage that's where it's just starting to clear now the fog
look at it that's where we are staying and this morning was all fogged in and
we couldn't see nothing yeah but luckily it's just cleared and
we're having a beautiful beautiful day yeah
then salmon his dad drove to Alma to grab some lunch for the group Alma is a
small town located just outside the park so they picked up some fish and chips
and we enjoyed them with coastal views
that afternoon we continued exploring the rest of fundy national park and
visited two different lakes again keeping our boy togo happy
the fog was starting to roll in as we drove back to the cottage that afternoon
and shortly after it started to rain we didn't do too much except watch movies
and do some reading but we were lucky enough to have a very special visitor
this dear
the next day was another early start because it was our last day in the
province and we couldn't miss the hopewell rocks
well a good morning guys today is our final day here in New Brunswick and
we've made a stop at the hopewell rocks one of the most iconic tourist
destinations here and yeah we've arrived early in the morning it's like 8:15 now
they've just opened up the park and we're at one of the observation points
one of the lookouts where you'll see the tide it's slowly making its way out I
think we have about an hour and a half or two hours until the tide is
completely out but it's already like moving away from from the shoreline it
is still impressive yeah you can see the rippling the water rippling out is
receding huh yeah it's just amazing the amount of if you look in the background
the water is right here right now and look what is the shore I mean the the
the stretch is unbelievable retreated and also today last night was it was
raining like crazy we thought that today was going to be a right of the day but
this morning I mean it couldn't be better the day is such a beautiful sunny
cool crispy day one of those morning's that you just happy to be alive
you know it says one of those morning's of WoW and they are the plus there's no
one here we're the only yawns know all this
beauty and and I don't know maybe later on it's a Sunday morning crowd so yeah
we're just really enjoying it and now we're gonna make our way down to the
flower pots because it's low tide we're gonna get to walk around the seabed but
if you visit during high tide you can actually go kayaking around the flower
pots which is really exactly and also it to be prepared because the soil here it
seems to be all the clay so I got the funny feeling that we're gonna get
sticky down there and walking in slippering and were see we'll see what
we find let's go check it out let's check it out
also his belly the belly is the worst part I'd say well we just finished
visiting the hopewell rocks and this is very smart like when you walk around
there you get really muddy that it's like this sticky red clay we are kind of
worried like what are we gonna do with the dog because he had mud on his paws
on his belly like he was dripping but essentially but once you reach the top
again there's a little washing station with like a hose where you can like
spray down the dog there's brushes where you can like scrub down your shoes so
it's very convenient very well planned now we've got a wet dog but at least
it's a clean dog well this marks the end of the New Brunswick portion of the road
trip we are now on our way towards Cape Breton so we just wanted to share final
thoughts and impressions on this beautiful province New Brunswick what
did we think I think it's extremely beautiful I've I didn't have any idea
what a we're going to find you know what the expectations were but they're beyond
what I thought it's a you know it's a place worth visiting here you know a lot
of people drive through here without stopping and there is so much to see and
such a beautiful wilderness if you will you know but yeah I really loved it so
recommend it 100% and what about you this is your home province now you live
here yeah I got to see a little bit more of what I didn't see before and so
that's always good find a park I got to know quite a bit more of that
that's an awesome spot now beautiful thumbs up for New Brunswick onwards to
keep the big wave okay