Two RV Gypsies on Campobello Island

Two RV Gypsies: Full-Time RVers

map showing location of Campobello Island

The two RV Gypsies
on Campobello Island,
New Brunswick, Canada

Campobello Island is a Canadian island located at the entrance to Passamaquoddy Bay adjacent to the entrance to Cobscook Bay and within the Bay of Fundy. The island is part of Charlotte County, New Brunswick, but is actually physically connected by the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Bridge with Lubec, Maine - the easternmost tip of the continental United States.

Measuring 8.7 miles long and about 3.1 miles wide, it has an area of 15.3 square miles. In addition to the Lubec Bridge, the island is accessible in the summer months by an automobile ferry from nearby Deer Island and from there by another ferry to mainland New Brunswick. The majority of residents are employed in the fishing / aqua culture or tourism industries.

The island was originally settled by the Passamaquoddy Nation, who called it Ebaghuit.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campobello_Island

August 21, 2011 - a very foggy day
Over the Lubec Narrows is the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Bridge which connects Lubec, Maine (United States) to Campobello Island, New Brunswick (Canada).


The two RV Gypsies at the Campobello Island Welcome Center in New Brunswick

Low Tide	a bird feeder bench

First thing the two RV Gypsies did was to take a short hike. The most interesting part of this hike was the Pitcher Plant, a plant that traps insects.

Lee Duquette at the top of the observation deck- too foggy out to see anything - Bummer!




Liberty Point Drive - 1st stop - Rocky Beach - a view from each direction - but too foggy to enjoy

Liberty Point Drive - 2nd stop - Raccoon Beach



The rose hip, or rose haw, is the fruit of the rose plant that typically is red-to-orange, but ranges from dark purple to black in some species. Rose hips begin to form in spring, and ripen in late summer through autumn. The little red hips, or berries, of wild roses are easy to spot once the leaves fall off, and easy to identify because of the thorns on the stems. Rose hips are used for herbal tea, jam, jelly, syrup, soup, beverages, pies, bread, wine, and marmalade. They can also be eaten raw like a berry, IF care is used to avoid the hairs inside the fruit. To make tea, crush the hips and steep them in hot water but do not boil in order to preserve the Vitamin C and Vitamin E.



Liberty Point Drive - 3rd stop - Liberty Point and Sunsweep Trail on a very foggy day



The two RV Gypsies saw a big bird and tried to zoom in on it. Then they decided to hike up the Sunsweep Trail to get a better look at the bird.





Observation Deck #1 at Liberty Point

The two photos below are both of Sugar Loaf Rock
Below on the left: A display telling the two RV Gypsies what they were looking at from the Observation Deck Below on the right: This is what the two RV Gypsies actually saw due to the fog.


Observation Deck #2 at Liberty Point

The two photos below are both of Seal haul-out ledges
Below on the left: A a display telling the two RV Gypsies what they were looking at from the Observation Deck Below on the right: What the two RV Gypsies actually saw due to the fog


East Quoddy Lighthouse
East Quoddy Lighthouse is located at the northern point of Campobello Island. The tower is a wooden octagonal shaped tower. The original lantern room was wood but was replaced by the current cast iron lantern room in 1887. The lighthouse and adjacent buildings sit on a small outcropping of rocks which is accessible by foot for a very short span of time at low tide. There is only about 1.5 hours to make the crossing to the lighthouse and get back before the tide starts coming in. Once the tide is in visitors could be stranded for the 8 hour duration of the tide. There are many signs explaining the dangers of crossing over to the lighthouse. There are metal staircases which aid visitors in making the crossing but many of the rocks are reported to be very slippery.

Unfortunately, the two RV Gypsies arrived at the East Quoddy Lighthouse at high tide, so they could not get to the lighthouse.

Below: From a view just up the hill this appears to be a small island but the tide is in and this is not the time to be caught near the lighthouse! Notice the red handrails coming out of the water. The Lighthouse is hid behind the trees in these photos.

The two RV Gypsies visited 10 areas of New Brunswick listed in the menu below. You may view them in any order you wish. The page you are on has been grayed out (not underlined) and can NOT be chosen from here. There is also a link to PEI at the bottom of this page.

Campobello Island	Saint John, New Brunswick
REVERSING FALLS - the phenomenon known as the reversing falls: out flowing rivers flowing back upstream as the tide comes in.
Wolastoq Park in Saint John	Village of Saint Martins and Sea Caves
The Fundy Trail	Cape Enrage
Ponderosa Pines Campground (before and during Tropical Storm Irene) and a resident groundhog	Scenic Mary's Point Loop -Shipyard Heritage Park & Anderson Hollow Lighthouse
Hopewell Rocks - the Bay of Fundy's Flowerpot Rocks - sculpted by the highest tides in the world

After you have seen all 10 of the sections above - Continue on to the next adventure of the two RV Gypsies 2011 travels in Canada - Prince Edward Island (PEI)