From Lunenburg to Saint John

The Eastern Star (that we sailed on) returning to harbour last night after the sunset cruise.

The view from our balcony.

The oldest ship building company in Canada. They build the dories. 

Scallop farms in Digby NS.

The ferry Fundy Rose between Digby and Saint John NB.

The Saint John River flowing into the Bay of Fundy... site of the Reversing Falls.

The viewing platform.

Monday, June 13th.

We had a relaxed morning enjoying our enclosed balcony overlooking the harbour. Then we headed out and drove to Mahone to a huge shoe store that we had heard of last night, where we bought a couple of pairs of shoes. Then I programmed the GPS for Saint John New Brunswick… then we noticed it was taking us straight across the province to Digby where we had to take a ferry across the Bay of Fundy. This was news to me, I expected to go back the way we had come, but this route was obviously quicker. However a reservation was required for the crossing. So, we phoned and discovered the next and last sailing of the day was at 4pm. Luckily there was space and we were booked and our route would get us there with 30 minutes to spare! It’s always interesting to see how many cars and trucks they can load on a big ferry and how they pack them in. The crossing was easy and we just relaxed and ate some lunch we had bought at the Independent Store (Loblaws) in Mahone. When we disembarked, we drove straight to the Reversing Falls area, which is right beside the huge and ugly Irving Paper and Pulp Mill beside the Reversing Bridge. These Falls were actually designated the WORST tourist site because of their unappealing location! We got there at low tide and not sure we will have a chance to see high tide since the it will be at 11:30 in the rain, (so we checked it out on YouTube!). The reversing effect happens at the intersection of the Saint John River and The Bay of Fundy. LOW TIDE, is when the Saint John River swirls through a narrow gorge into the Bay, creating whirlpools and rapids. SLACK TIDE, is when the Bay waters start to rise, slowing the river's flow and eventually stopping it all together...this phase lasts just over 20 mins and boats can actually pass between the two bodies and water, over the rocks that create the rapids but are now safe to sail over. HIGH TIDE, is when the water in the Bay is so high, that water starts to flow back into the river. The Bay of Fundy boasts the highest tides in the world at 56 feet. Then we booked a hotel for the night and drove there. They had a pool with a hot tub and a great waterslide and I made the most of all three before bed.