The claim to fame for Bay of Fundy is the highest tides in the world and today we decided (among other activities) to be sure to be at the bay at low tide (7:44am) and high tide (1:50pm). During low tide, we walked 0.57 miles (0.91km, 0.49 nautical miles) from the high tide mark to the the water's edge. Brad has an app we use when backpacking (so we know our route) and we "dropped a pin" at the low mark and again at the high mark......
Here are some more pictures to show the drastic variations of the tide......these are from pretty much the same vantage point
(Yes, when the tide is out, the boats rest on the bay floor.)
In this picture, Brad is standing at the high tide mark. See the red arrow - that's a buoy at the low tide mark....
The town of Alma (right outside Fundy National Park) from the low tide mark.......
After our walk and some breakfast, we headed out for a few shorter hikes in the boundary of the national park ~ our goal was to walk along some coastal trail to enjoy the bay views, however every hike we went on, it was mainly in the trees. We finally came up Matthews Head and had some nice views...
(That's Nova Scotia in the distance.)
A very nice way to complete our last full day in the area. 😊
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