08/09: Foggy, Foggy Day (I’m sure this could be the start of a song)
Category: General
Posted by: The Agnew Family
aside written September 9: We left the park with the really slow internet (apparently the only internet available to the park) and are now at Fundy National Park. Ed and I are sitting in the truck at the entrance to the campground accessing the internet --- it doesn't reach any of the campsites. It's about the speed of dial up but at least it works.
Light rain and fog greeted us this morning when we awoke but hopefully it won't interfere with the day we have planned. Today we are visiting Sain John, the largest city in New Brunswick, which is about 40 kilometers west of St. Martin.
One of the top tourist attractions in Saint John is the “Reversing Rapids”. The Saint John River starts inland and flows to the ocean. Just before the harbour and the Bay of Fundy the river drops a number of feet creating rapids. The Bay of Fundy high tide is higher than the normal river height so the ocean water pushes back against the river water causing the river to run backwards. At least is how I think this is why it happens. We arrived in Saint John around low tide and shot some photos of the river. We returned at high tide and took photos in approximately the same locations.
low tide, the water is lower creating rougher water as it flows over the rocks
high tide, the water appears much calmer as it is higher, clearing the rocks
low tide
high tide
I’m not sure how well these photos show the differences but it was really a weird feeling watching the water flow up the river in the evening after we had seen it flowing down river in the morning.
Saint John has a beautiful board walk around the harbour.
This is the third Sculpture Symposium to be held in Saint John. Eight sculptors from around the world are chosen to participate in each Symposium. Each sculptor is assigned to a city in New Brunswick where they help decide the location for a new a sculpture. The sculptor then chooses the “rock” and creates the sculpture over a 6 week period. This is the area where the sculpturing is taking place.
An almost completed sculpture. The different colours are all natural to the rock. A sculptor hard at work.
While on the hunt for some seafood chowder and fish and chips for lunch, Ed and I found the Saint John City Market and some wonderful chowder and fish and chips. The Saint John City Market is the oldest continuing farmer’s market in Canada. It is also a National Historic Site.
The King Edward VII Memorial Bandstand, with its copper roof and its filigree metal framework, was constructed in 1908 as a gift to the city. The bandstand is found in Kings Square.
The church of St. Andrew and St. David is a Provincial Historic Site. The fog was getting thick enough that it was obscuring the spire.
Light rain and fog greeted us this morning when we awoke but hopefully it won't interfere with the day we have planned. Today we are visiting Sain John, the largest city in New Brunswick, which is about 40 kilometers west of St. Martin.
One of the top tourist attractions in Saint John is the “Reversing Rapids”. The Saint John River starts inland and flows to the ocean. Just before the harbour and the Bay of Fundy the river drops a number of feet creating rapids. The Bay of Fundy high tide is higher than the normal river height so the ocean water pushes back against the river water causing the river to run backwards. At least is how I think this is why it happens. We arrived in Saint John around low tide and shot some photos of the river. We returned at high tide and took photos in approximately the same locations.
low tide, the water is lower creating rougher water as it flows over the rocks
high tide, the water appears much calmer as it is higher, clearing the rocks
low tide
high tide
I’m not sure how well these photos show the differences but it was really a weird feeling watching the water flow up the river in the evening after we had seen it flowing down river in the morning.
Saint John has a beautiful board walk around the harbour.
This is the third Sculpture Symposium to be held in Saint John. Eight sculptors from around the world are chosen to participate in each Symposium. Each sculptor is assigned to a city in New Brunswick where they help decide the location for a new a sculpture. The sculptor then chooses the “rock” and creates the sculpture over a 6 week period. This is the area where the sculpturing is taking place.
An almost completed sculpture. The different colours are all natural to the rock. A sculptor hard at work.
While on the hunt for some seafood chowder and fish and chips for lunch, Ed and I found the Saint John City Market and some wonderful chowder and fish and chips. The Saint John City Market is the oldest continuing farmer’s market in Canada. It is also a National Historic Site.
The King Edward VII Memorial Bandstand, with its copper roof and its filigree metal framework, was constructed in 1908 as a gift to the city. The bandstand is found in Kings Square.
The church of St. Andrew and St. David is a Provincial Historic Site. The fog was getting thick enough that it was obscuring the spire.