On Sunday we were determined to explore the unusually-shaped, outdoor heated pool at the hotel. It was well worth it!
Here’s Jeff’s take:
Rodd’s pool is bizarrely located outdoors and below ground level. While a great shelter from the wind and suitably obstructed from the surrounding parking lot, I can’t help but think of how nice this would be if it were at the far edge of the property overlooking the Moncton river. Nevertheless, the strange configuration does allow for direct sliding patio door access to the pool from several rooms on the lowest level, which would be awesome for families or groups of friends staying together.
The pool itself is a bizarre shape and incorporates a couple of very nice and fairly unique features from my pooling experience. First, the deep end of the pool slopes down from all sides to probably eight or nine feet deep (a welcome feature in this era of shallow pools) but has an eight to ten inch ledge only a few feet below the water (great height for kiddies) the entire way around so that you can walk the perimeter without getting out of the pool. If you follow this ledge to the far side of the deep end, you get the second excellent feature: an underwater bench that would be wonderful to lounge on with five or six of your closest friends.
The pool is heated and, although not particularly warm at the end of September, was just a perfect perfect temperature during our stay (and seemingly well-enjoyed by a mother and her young daughter who shared the space with us for some of the time)!
We were able to meet friends at the (now-quiet) Tide & Boar for brunch. Jeff just had to try the Boar Poutine, who could resist?! I went for the ham eggs Benedict, and the house salad is definitely an excellent side. A meal there would probably not be complete without a local/regional pint… so we shared two. We tried the Unibroue Maudite, and Trou du Diable's Mactavish.
We then rushed out with our local friends to catch the tidal bore and despite having checked the tide charts ahead of time (check them for yourself) we apparently missed the “wave” that signifies the change in the tide. Lara captured a bit of the river view post-bore:
Oh, ok, here’s what we should have seen! (2 minutes or so in it gets pretty good)
Before we left town we had to check out The Comic Hunter, which one our friends works at. Suffice it to say, it is one of the most comprehensive game and comic stores I have ever seen!
And on our way back to the hotel to pick up the car and hit the road to Halifax, we spotted this shiny car:
Pretty flashy way to wrap up the trip, wouldn’t you say?
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