Bay of Fundy

The St. John River in New Brunswick, Canada flows into the Atlantic Ocean and is the location of the highest tides in the world at 28 feet in a 12.5 hour cycle.  The rapid falls in the river flow at low tide and then eventually reverse at high tide with the sea flowing back upriver. The only time ships can navigate the river from the Atlantic is during slack tide, when the water is calm with the river flow and tide equalizing out.  This is for only less than an hour twice a day.

It is very picturesque and a rough topography which make for a very beautiful area of Canada to visit. I also went by the lobster and fishing fleet docks, the beach with a 28 foot tidal surge different and downtown St. John where our ship was docked.  The gangplank ramp to the shiip was like an accordion that had to be constantly adjusted to the water level.

These next few photos are of he fast moving water and rapids before the slack tide and
the water starts moving just as fast in the opposite direction.

Beach exposed by lowering tide. The grass to the left is earler in seawater
and a wide plain of mud when the tide is down.

Beach still has 100 yards to be exposed by the lowering tide.

Scallop nets.

Canadians out for a swim with the rest of us in jackets.

Downtown Saint John.