Another rainy day greets us upon waking up. Kinda getting used to it but things are bound to change. Today we visit the center piece of Hopewell Cape, The Flowerpots. This is a section of eroded shoreline that has left some interesting rock formations. Our tour started at the visitor center with an introduction to the area and how it was formed. (rain started again). The beach area at low tide is shown in the photo below. These formations, and many others, show the effect of the tides, wind , and rain. The aveage tide in this area is 36 feet. The highest recorded is 46 feet. When the tide comes in, everyone is kicked off the beach 3 hours before high tide. Most of the caravaners walked on the beach (still raining). Those are not drowned rats in the photo, they are real people; crazy, but real. While walking back up the hill (in the rain) one could only think about the dry change of clothes back at the rig.
Plans were changed from happy hour and dinner at the beach to the campground store. This decision was greeted with cheers from the crowd. Dinner was fried chicken (KFC style) and all the trimmings. After dinner, several of us went back to the beach to view the same area at high tide (still raining). As can be seen in Jerry's photo, it is not the place to be standing when the tide comes in.
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