On the Saturday afternoon, the last day of the workshop we had a free afternoon from about 1.30 to 4. So five us of headed out of town to see the Fundy Trail.  The 16 km (10 mile) trail begins just outside of St. Martins and is one of the last remaining coastal wilderness areas between Florida and Labrador.  Since we only had a few hours, the idea was to drive to the end and then stop on the way back to take some photographs.  Well that plan fell apart as soon as got started.  We lasted about two minutes before stopping the car to photograph.  We really didn't have much time at all so the idea was really just to experience the area and then come back some day.  No tripods allowed!  

20140823_France_0080 1.  It was a very cloudy day and we did have a few showers from time to time but nothing that stopped us from getting out of the car and walking for as much time as we had.  We were very rushed so we just took quick shots so we could make it  to the end of the trail.

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20140823_France_0001 8.  Another "dreamscape".  The pedestrian and bicycle trails connect to paths and stairways, across a suspension footbridge past waterfalls towering 250m above the beaches.  We hiked out to this area but unfortunately didn't have time to find the waterfalls.

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9.  The Fundy trail overlooks the world's highest tides.  Visitors can hike, bike, bicycle, cross-country ski or drive along the trail.  

20140823_France_0093 10.  The next two  shots were  taken just before the road ended.

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12. Another shot of St. Martin just after sunset.  In the background you can see the lighthouse and covered bridge.

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13.  By now it was pretty dark so time to find our way back to the Inn.

20140824_France_0098 14. This shot was taken on the last morning before I headed out to the airport.  You can see the grounds of the Inn and the ocean in the background.  Since I had lots of time before heading to the airport, I wandered around the gardens.

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18. We all enjoyed our stay in Saint Martins, so a big thank you to Freeman, Andre, Kim (who helps with all of the arrangements) and the staff at the Inn who were all terrific and made our stay so enjoyable.