Martin was driving from Shediac to Moncton while Ruth was busy looking through the tourist guide for ideas of what to see. We were excited about all the options we had. First things first, where would we sleep? We checked into the Camper’s City Camping and Seasonal Resort but were told that they wouldn’t let us go to the camping site until after 1PM although we had paid. We had lots of things to see so that wasn’t a big deal. First up, the University of Moncton Acadian Museum where we met Deborah Robichaud, a true Acadian and former director of the Museum. She was the featured artist and showed some of her jewelry. Our conversation soon turned to the history of the Acadian people and her immense knowledge of the subject fascinated us.

The museum is well worth seeing and clearly presents the history and more recent accomplishments of the Acadian people.

Next door in the library of the university is the Esther and Isadore Fine Collection of Inuit Art comprised of 242 pieces from the 1930s to 1975.

Some fresh but warm air would do us some good and the tidal bore was scheduled to happen at 3:54PM. The tidal bore occurs twice daily and reverses the flow of the Petitcodiac River when the higher water in the Bay of Fundy sends a wave upstream during high tide.

A few steps away is the RESURGO Museum which houses exhibits on the subjects of transportation, business development and the history of the Moncton area. We liked the experimental exhibits for children and the iPad equipped walkers that read barcodes embedded on a map of Moncton printed on the floor to give you information on those locations.

The historical section featured a Lutheran Bible printed in Nuremberg in 1747.

A special exhibition on rug hooking was also there, although we didn’t get much of a chance to practice as closing time was fast approaching.

Right next door was a very old cemetery and the Free Meeting House, restored in its original 1821 style. This was a non-denominational place of worship and bore witness to the religious tolerance in the Maritimes in the 19th century.

This was enough culture for the day and we were really hungry so off to Skipper Jack’s Seafood and Grill House we went for fish and chips dinner. Ruth’s plate also had scallops and clams.

Costco was next for gas and some groceries and to sniff out what Moncton’s Costco had to offer. It looked very much the same as ours.