Fundy's Cape Enrage in Waterside New Brunswick, Canada

Lee and Karen Duquette
The Two RV Gypsies: Full-Time RVers
at Fundy's Cape Enrage
650 Cape Enrage Road
Waterside New Brunswick, Canada

Cape Enrage is a New Brunswick Top Attraction, located along the Bay of Fundy Coastal Route (which the two RV Gypsies drove earlier).

Cape Enrage is an island called Barn Marsh Island and is connected to the mainland by a beach-head along which a road has been constructed. It is separated from the mainland by Barn Marsh Creek.

The Bay of Fundy is one of the Marine Wonders of the World with tides rising as much as 53 vertical feet over a 12-hour period twice each day. Cape Enrage offers one of the most spectacular views of the natural phenomenon from its towering cliffs and has been a light station and fog alarm since 1838; the current light tower is over 150 years old. Cape Enrage is so named for the turbulent waters that pass over the reef which continues southward from the island for nearly a kilometer at low tide and the rough seas can be seen for much farther on windy days as the current and wind are in opposition. It is one of the most hazardous areas for mariners in the upper Bay of Fundy.

Below: When the two RV Gypsies first arrived at Cape Enrage, there was so much fog that the lighthouse could barely be seen. But as the photos below show, eventually the fog lifted.





Cape Enrage Lighthouse is one of the oldest on New Brunswick’s Fundy coastline. The original light was built about 1840 at a cost of £600 and was probably a fixed, white light which may have been changed later to a green hazard light. a second lighthouse (the current one) was built at Cape Enrage in 1870.

Below: Once the fog lifted, the two RV Gypsies were able to enjoy the view from the lighthouse cliff.

The wooden platform seen in the above photos of the lighthouse is actually a platform for the zipline. The zipline was not very high up, only went to one other platform not that far away, and the rider does not even have to brake. The rider just relaxes and enjoys the ride. Both Lee and Karen Duquette have ridden ziplines several times in other locations and they felt that this one would be very lame, very short, and not worth $20. But, that is just their opinion.

Lee and Karen Duquette took a walk to the fossil-rich ocean floor by climbing down the stairway to the beach (low tide of course). The sign warns that everyone MUST \t be off the beach before high tide, or they will have a real problem- maybe even drown.

Below; Lee Duquette went down the stairs first. Notice the people on the beach that barely appear as specks.

Below: Then Karen Duquette descended the stairs to the beach, and Lee Duquette photographed her from far below.



Below is a photo of the cliff and beach as taken from halfway down the stairs, plus Lee Duquette on the rocky beach at Cape Enrage.



The rocks at Cape Enrage were difficult to walk on, but they were not as difficult as the rocks that Lee and Karen Duquette climbed over at Hopewell Rocks.

Some of the rocks had amazing shapes, colors and lines.


Below: The white rock really stood out among the other rocks

Can you see the man rappelling down the mountain in the photo on the left below? Karen Duquette zoomed in on him in the right photo. He later told the two RV Gypsies that an 84 year old lady repelled the cliff earlier. WOW! This 12-hour certificate-bearing course includes classroom time and provides basic rope skills to individuals interested in sport rappelling and climbing. Students must demonstrate proficiency in tying knots, assembling basic rigging components, belaying competency, and must perform a safe and controlled rappel. They receive a final evaluation of “successful completion” or “unsuccessful completion” based on these demonstrations of practical skills. Cost &185.00 on this date.

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 cannot be chosen from here. There is also a link to PEI below.

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 and 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