New Brunswick Canada is well known for lush forests and the Bay of Fundy that lines its southern border. The Bay of Fundy is known for extreme high and low tides that regulate fishing in the coastal towns. Large fishing vessels, if still in port, lay on their keels on solid ground at up to 45 degree angles during low tide, then float again as the tide comes in. I visited the village of Alma at high and low tides just to see this phenomena.
Better known are the Hopewell Rocks, or “flowerpot” rocks, which have been carved out of the cliffs in Hopewell Rocks by time, tide, and wind. The rock formations are seen rising out of solid ground during low tide and visitors can access the beach and walk around and touch the rocks. But when the tide comes in it is a rush back to the steps up the cliff face to get out of the bay. I am lucky my photos are from 2013, which is a few years before Elephant Rock, one of the most photographed of the cliff formations on the shores of the Bay of Fundy, sheared almost in half. I revisited in 2017 and it just wasn’t as impressive, but still a marvel to see.
Saint John (not to be confused with St John’s of Newfoundland-Labrador) is the only city on the shoreline of the Bay of Fundy. The city is vivacious and youthful. A top attraction is the food and craft stalls that fill the Saint John City Market, in an 1876 building.
Unfortunately my schedule brought me to East Quoddy Lighthouse on Campobello Island in western New Brunswick during a rising tide. In spite of my efforts, I was unable to get out to the rocky outcrop on which the lighthouse stands, but I did get a few photos with just the top of the lighthouse.
St Andrew’s, or “St Andrews By-the Sea” as it is popularly known, is a treasure trove of beautiful architecture, unparalleled scenery and rich marine life. I loved this small town reached only by a very long narrow isthmus into the Bay of Fundy, and for me, into the fog.
Together with Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick forms the regional grouping known as the Maritime Provinces.
