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| Gaspe and Madeline checking out high tide receeding |
We spent ten days along the southern coastline of New Brunswick, Canada for more Fundy Bay experiences. Watching millions of gallons of water flowing inward from the colossal tides of the Bay of Fundy (the highest in the world) and outward flow of fresh water from the St. John River swirl and clash as they battled for supremacy in the wondrous phenomenon known as the Reversing Falls at St. John was interesting.
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| Cormorants sunning off the cliffs at Reversing Falls |
At high tide, the water from the bay becomes higher than the river level and - slowly at first - the river begins to flow upstream. As the bay tides continue to rise, the reverse flow gradually increases and the rapids begin to form, reaching their peak at high tide. At this point, the tidal waters of the bay are actually 14 1/2 feet higher than the river.
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| Lighthouse along the waterfront of St. John River |
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| Buoys outside a house on Grand Manan Island |
We took a car ferry to Grand Manan Island off the coast to enjoy the tranquility of the island without the hordes of summer tourists yet to come.
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| Lobster holding pens on Grand Manan |
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| Lobster tubs await a local fishing boat in one of the island's many coves |
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| Herring and salmon aquaculture pens |
Discovering three lighthouses, beaches, soaring cliffs, colorful fishing boats, wild strawberries, secluded campgrounds, lobster aquaculture ponds, salmon and herring weirs, and the steep stairwell to the footbridge extension over the sea cliffs to Swallow Tail Lighthouse, along with hiking trails, and shoreline beachcombing made for a fun day poking around the island’s twenty-five mile stretch.It was an ideal place to escape the hub of urban life in Canada’s oldest city of St. John.
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| Crossing the footbridge over a sea cliff hiking to Swallow Tail Lighthouse |
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| Beachcombing for shells along a Grand Manan shoreline |
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| Catching the sunset along weirs off the island |
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| Evening ferry crossing from Grand Manan Island to Black Harbour, New Brunswick |
Discovering three lighthouses, beaches, soaring cliffs, colorful fishing boats, wild strawberries, secluded campgrounds, lobster aquaculture ponds, salmon and herring weirs, and the steep stairwell to the footbridge extension over the sea cliffs to Swallow Tail Lighthouse, along with hiking trails, and shoreline beachcombing made for a fun day poking around the island’s twenty-five mile stretch.It was an ideal place to escape the hub of urban life in Canada’s oldest city of St. John.
