June 22 2011 St. John New Brunswick

Before we left Hopewell Rocks at 8.30pm we went down to the park to have one more look at the low tide  before we left for St John. Travelled  127 miles.

These famous formations are carved by the Bay of Fundy dramatic tides that rise and fall  about 46 ft but in some other areas it can be 50ft.

As we left this morning it was still very overcast but could see a line of cloud further south which had the clear skies in the direction we were heading and as we approached St John perfect sunny day.
We travelled through the Fundy National Park and partly down the Bay of Fundy coast.

Dave last night when we were trying to ring  you,  and you sent a text saying you where now home, which  we didn't receive due to no coverage where we where. Today we received it fifteen hours and 50 miles later.

We arrived at St John at the Holiday Inn Express at 1.30. Checked in had a coffee then went out for a drive around the town. We are here for two nights.

Went and checked out the reversing falls but can't explain how they work at this moment.

I have just done my first load of washing in a washing machine. Real luxury. First hotel that we have noticed washing facilities. Everyone over here uses laundrimats. I usually hand wash every night to keep up to date and hang it all over our room.

This gives a better idea of the rising tides. As the sea is the same colour as the mud it is very hard to see the sea line on the left. When we went back at high tide this area was completely covered.This photo doesn't indicate the hieght of the tides but those deep trenches that fill up are alot deeper than they look in the photo. This also shows why the sea is so red crossing over all this mud.

This is the entrance to our B&B last night. They cooked us an amzing breakfast including eggs benedic. Below is our room. A lot bigger than it looks with ensuite.

                                 Another covered in bridge. I believe we will see a lot more in this area.
                                 Below- The inside . Look at all the structure

This is at a little town called Alma we passed through on the bay of Fundy coast. Tide was right out.
 Would loved to have seen it when the tide came in.These high/low tides are all along these coasts.

This is taken on the highest hill behind the city looking out over the city and harbour. This is where the old fort is and Below Pete standing beside the memorial.

                                            

This is the view from our Hotel window where I am now sitting at the desk typing this. Its taking sometime to complete as I keep getting distracted with all the movement going on.