The Bay of Fundy has the highest tides in the world. We desert dwellers didn't fully understand what this meant until we saw it for ourselves. Our first stop was Hopewell Rocks at the northeastern end of the bay in New Brunswick. High & low tides occur about 6 hours apart as 100 billion tons of water flow in & out of the bay. Yes, billion. The park allows people to walk on the beach for 3 hours on either side of low tide. The beach is completely under water at high tide. There can be a 42 foot difference between high & low tide at Hopewell Rocks! The difference was about 24 feet the day we visited. We walked all around th
e beach & took so many pictures. The park closed before the evening high tide but we were allowed to walk in after hours - at our own risk. The stairs down to the beach were also closed, but we may not have noticed the signs. The "flowerpot rocks" are enormous former cliffs. Glaciers & rain have caused the erosion at the top & tides have eaten away at their bases.
We recommend going to this amazing site, but there is no need to hurry - scientists say the rocks will be there for 100,000 more years. We came upon a welcome sign on our next "moving day". Although we really enjoyed Canada, it was still nice to b
e home. Mind you, we only drove 10 miles into Maine. Here we found the Reversing Falls. A series of smaller bays come in from the Bay of Fundy. We caught high tide the evening we arrived & low tide the next afternoon. The tidal difference during our visit here was 12 feet. The bays look more like rivers than bays & the water runs "upstream" during high tide. The water looks like it's running the right way during low tide, when rocks & islands appear. The weather was cool & sunny on our low tide day so we spent most of the day hanging out on the shore. The water is smooth bet
ween the tides. We heard seals could appear during this time & "Lou Seal" did not disappoint. Barb took 20+ pictures to get the perfect shot of him poking his head out of the water. We saw a drained cove on our way off the peninsula & couldn't help but think about the empty Lake Delton back in Wisconsin. They may have looked the same, but the cove was going to be full again within 6 hours.
e beach & took so many pictures. The park closed before the evening high tide but we were allowed to walk in after hours - at our own risk. The stairs down to the beach were also closed, but we may not have noticed the signs. The "flowerpot rocks" are enormous former cliffs. Glaciers & rain have caused the erosion at the top & tides have eaten away at their bases. 
We recommend going to this amazing site, but there is no need to hurry - scientists say the rocks will be there for 100,000 more years. We came upon a welcome sign on our next "moving day". Although we really enjoyed Canada, it was still nice to b
e home. Mind you, we only drove 10 miles into Maine. Here we found the Reversing Falls. A series of smaller bays come in from the Bay of Fundy. We caught high tide the evening we arrived & low tide the next afternoon. The tidal difference during our visit here was 12 feet. The bays look more like rivers than bays & the water runs "upstream" during high tide. The water looks like it's running the right way during low tide, when rocks & islands appear. The weather was cool & sunny on our low tide day so we spent most of the day hanging out on the shore. The water is smooth bet
ween the tides. We heard seals could appear during this time & "Lou Seal" did not disappoint. Barb took 20+ pictures to get the perfect shot of him poking his head out of the water. We saw a drained cove on our way off the peninsula & couldn't help but think about the empty Lake Delton back in Wisconsin. They may have looked the same, but the cove was going to be full again within 6 hours.
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