Barbados Port Lecture

If you or anyone you know is travelling to Barbados on a cruise have them take a look at my port presentation.

This video was recorded in February 2019.

Day 44 - Bay of Fundy and Wow Check Out Those Tides

Today is a day that Bernie has planned.  When we originally were planning what we wanted to see the Bay of Fundy was on my list.  We had hoped to spend a few days in the area but time has limited us and we are heading there just for the day from Fredericton - a little over an hour away.

The Bay of Fundy is a bay that borders the Provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and a bit of the state of Maine.

It has the highest tidal range in the world. The Guinness Book of World Records (1975) declared that Burntcoat Head, Nova Scotia has the highest tides in the world.

The tides rise and drop anywhere between 55 and 71 feet twice a day.  

So some things are completely underwater and 12 hours later you can walk on the bottom of the bay's floor.  Pretty cool!

We head towards the Bay and stop at small towns along the Bay. Such iconic images - oh and smells too as most are fishing villages.

A quick stop in St. John for coffee.  We visited here four years ago on our Canada New England Cruise twice as we did a back to back.  

that is a toy sailboat in the water 

A NCL cruise ship (the Gem) is coming into harbour.  Should be docking for around 11 am I guess so we don't want to be around when the crowds descend on this small city. 

We are back on the Fundy Bay Trail - a wonderfully marked road that guides you along this stunning scenery.

Every so often we pull over and go for a little stroll.

We stop in a town called Saint Martin.  Love the covered bridges.  You will find a lot of covered bridges here in New Brunswick. 

Today we end up at the Fundy Trail Parkway.  We actually thought we were in the Fundy Provincial Park but they are two different places.  

Oh well - I am a firm believer you end up where you are suppose to be.

We take a map and start exploring. A beautiful park with tons of trails, lookouts, beaches, a nice shop and interpretive center and so much more.

 

But after about two hours here it is now 1 pm and we are getting tired and hungry so we leave and head back towards St. John.

 

You know you are in New Brunswick when every sign you see is in both French and English.  The only officially Bilingual Province in Canada!  

Both of earlier commented "I wonder if the passengers from the cruise ship take tours to the Bay of Fundy Park".  Well guess what, as we start heading back we pass around 8 full passenger buses full of cruise passengers I am guess.  So yes I guess they do tours to here.

A quick stop for lunch in St. John, well really it is lunch/supper as it is now 3:00 pm.  

On the hour drive back to Fredericton I start to question Bernie about the trip and I take notes on the highs and lows and memorable and not so memorable events of the trip.  I am preparing information for a final blog about the voyage.  So stay tuned.

Oh and I spotted a piece of sea glass at the first beach we went to as soon as I walked towards the water. Another sign!!!  I put it in my pocket as a souvenir.

Our scavenger hunt - we crossed off a Newfoundland License Plate today.

• Moose
• Deer
• Hitchhiker
• Eagle/Hawk
• Licence plates from every Province in Canada - but you can not count the province you are in.  So if we see an Alberta plate in BC then it counts, but not if we are in Alberta. British Columbia Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Yukon, and North West Territory
• Skunk - saw a dead one
• Sheep
• Beaver
• Goslings
• Buffalo
• Goat
• Owl
• Bear
• Loon
• Crane
• Prairie Dog
• Fisherman fishing
• Canoe
• Hummingbird
• Antique car on the road
• Old VW Bug
• Car broken down on the side of the road
• Helicopter on the ground
• Airplane on the ground
• Speeding ticket- hopefully not our own
• Ambulance with sirens on
• Dump truck
• Line painting crew at work
• Mail delivery person walking their route
• Cruise Ship 
• Coyote 
• RCMP officer
• Hop on Hop off Bus
• Sea Glass
• Lobster

If you have any items you think we should add to our scavenger hunt list, let us know.

So Today's Stats 
Driving distance today 400 k

Total distance 8838 km