I spent a bit of time at Huntsman marine laboratories in Saint Andrews when I was a biology student. I took the boys down to see the area. When were at Huntsman labs, there was a press conferecne going on, so we just looked around the outside. What I didn't realize was that, at the conference, was an old friend who went to UCF (the university where Christine and I met). He just happens to be the premier of NB and was there for the announcement of money for the labs. Oh well, maybe next time.
We spent some time at Bar Road. Bar Road is quite interesting because it is a road that appears at low tide and goes from the mainland to Minister's island. The island was bought by the builder of the Canadian Pacific Railway co, William van Horne. (Legend has it that he didn't want to be a slave to boats, so he had trainload after trainload of rocks brought in to create bar road, so he could get out to his island via car). At high tide, the road is under water, at low tide, you can drive across. When we drove across, I told the boys of the stories of the many biologists who had their cars stuck and then the tide came in. Our truck, Chuck, with its big diesel engine and 4 wheel drive shouldn't be a problem. Well, right after telling the boys the stories, I needed to turn around at the island end of the road, I drive over some rocks that outlined a path (obviously where they wanted you to drive) to make it easier to turn around. As things would happen, the truck started to get bogged down in softer sand and i had thoughts of yet another (former) biologist being stuck on bar road. Fortunately, a quick flick of the four wheel drive, and an immediate throwing of the stick into reverse, allowed us to back out quickly and safely, with just my heart beating faster, and my ego a little bruised.).
If you can't see the photos, you can see them here.
We spent some time at Bar Road. Bar Road is quite interesting because it is a road that appears at low tide and goes from the mainland to Minister's island. The island was bought by the builder of the Canadian Pacific Railway co, William van Horne. (Legend has it that he didn't want to be a slave to boats, so he had trainload after trainload of rocks brought in to create bar road, so he could get out to his island via car). At high tide, the road is under water, at low tide, you can drive across. When we drove across, I told the boys of the stories of the many biologists who had their cars stuck and then the tide came in. Our truck, Chuck, with its big diesel engine and 4 wheel drive shouldn't be a problem. Well, right after telling the boys the stories, I needed to turn around at the island end of the road, I drive over some rocks that outlined a path (obviously where they wanted you to drive) to make it easier to turn around. As things would happen, the truck started to get bogged down in softer sand and i had thoughts of yet another (former) biologist being stuck on bar road. Fortunately, a quick flick of the four wheel drive, and an immediate throwing of the stick into reverse, allowed us to back out quickly and safely, with just my heart beating faster, and my ego a little bruised.).
If you can't see the photos, you can see them here.
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