16/06: Caves and City
Category: General
Posted by: The Agnew Family
Another gorgeous day. We were up bright and early so that we could be at the Saint Martins Sea Caves by low tide which was at 8:04 am. Yup, Ed got up early!
The caves themselves aren't spectacular but the fact that you can walk to them without getting your feet wet ... well almost is pretty neat. When the tide is in you will definitely get wet going to the caves.
Looking out from the inside of a cave.
What can I say? We like rocks.
Then it was off to Saint John. First stop the Reversing Rapids. Again not an earth shattering site but still very interesting. Patience is required for this stop. The Saint John River flows into the Bay of Fundy. As the tide comes in and the water level rises in the Bay, the water starts to flow up the river. At about the half way point between the high and low tide the water in the river goes very still, the rapids disappear and everything looks flat. As the tide continues to rise you can start seeing the river flowing "backwards" --- up river. We arrived about 2 1/2 hours after low tide and stayed for about 1 1/2 hours in order to see the flat then the flowing up river.
A paper mill is not the prettiest object to have in the background but it does prove that the photos were taken in the same place. This photo was taken soon after we arrived.
This photo was taken closer to high tide. The bit of movement in the water travelling up the river.
While we were in Saint John we also saw the Carleton Martello Tower NHS, watched some freighter leaving port, and wandered around some of the parks and streets looking at the old buildings. There are some beautiful old buildings. We also went into city market. I was disappointed with this stop as it was "different" from my last visit 6 years ago. Could have had something to do with us arriving well past the lunch rush or just things change over time.
Not the best composition, but I like the church and the ship in the harbour.
Trinity Anglican Church. A half scale replica of the Celtic Cross on Partridge Island and the Three Sisters Lamp which was used to help sea captains navigate safely into the harbour. Partridge Island was Canada's version of Ellis Island. A lot of Irish immigrants spent time on Partridge Island.
A row of old houses .... no idea on the age just thought they looked cute.
The caves themselves aren't spectacular but the fact that you can walk to them without getting your feet wet ... well almost is pretty neat. When the tide is in you will definitely get wet going to the caves.
Looking out from the inside of a cave.
What can I say? We like rocks.
Then it was off to Saint John. First stop the Reversing Rapids. Again not an earth shattering site but still very interesting. Patience is required for this stop. The Saint John River flows into the Bay of Fundy. As the tide comes in and the water level rises in the Bay, the water starts to flow up the river. At about the half way point between the high and low tide the water in the river goes very still, the rapids disappear and everything looks flat. As the tide continues to rise you can start seeing the river flowing "backwards" --- up river. We arrived about 2 1/2 hours after low tide and stayed for about 1 1/2 hours in order to see the flat then the flowing up river.
A paper mill is not the prettiest object to have in the background but it does prove that the photos were taken in the same place. This photo was taken soon after we arrived.
This photo was taken closer to high tide. The bit of movement in the water travelling up the river.
While we were in Saint John we also saw the Carleton Martello Tower NHS, watched some freighter leaving port, and wandered around some of the parks and streets looking at the old buildings. There are some beautiful old buildings. We also went into city market. I was disappointed with this stop as it was "different" from my last visit 6 years ago. Could have had something to do with us arriving well past the lunch rush or just things change over time.
Not the best composition, but I like the church and the ship in the harbour.
Trinity Anglican Church. A half scale replica of the Celtic Cross on Partridge Island and the Three Sisters Lamp which was used to help sea captains navigate safely into the harbour. Partridge Island was Canada's version of Ellis Island. A lot of Irish immigrants spent time on Partridge Island.
A row of old houses .... no idea on the age just thought they looked cute.