Maritimes, Part 2

We continued our journey north along the coast of New Brunswick.  We were entering the Bay of Fundy area.  The Bay of Fundy is famous for its tidal changes.  Certain parts of the Bay experience a tidal change of 40 feet, twice a day.  Later during the tour, we traveled the coast line of Nova Scotia, along the Bay of Fundy. 


We stopped at what is called the Flower Pots or Hopewell Cape.  The story of the rocks began approximately 300 million years ago when fast flowing streams deposited thick layers of sand and gravel at Hopewell Cape from the nearby Caledonia Mountains.  Over time, the sand and gravel compacted into layers of conglomerate rock and sandstone.  Forces within the earth thrust and tilted the rock layers, creating large, vertical and horizontal fractures.  From this point on, the flowerpots began to evolve in the unique shapes.  Imagine with 40 foot tidal changes rushing water back and forth, mother nature sculptured the Flower Pots.

You can see how the water has eroded the bottom of the rocks.

I took this shot from the top of the observation platform.  Notice my Tracks to Adventure hat.  Part of the Tracks tour was to alway have you name tag on, so notice the red tag necklace.  Wow!

 

Guess who this is?  It is Lee looking up from the sea floor.  During high tides, where she is standing is 40 feet underwater.  Hard to imagine.

Here is another shot to give prospective on how high I am taking this picture.  I ventured to the sea floor and the sea bed was covered with small gravel and mud.

 

When we traveled, we were free to stop along the way to visit certain sites.  Below is a picture of our coach pulled over to visit a museum.  Notice the Tracks to Adventure sticker.  We were tracker #11.

Most evenings, the Tracks to Adventure group had a social hour.  Generally, we would all bring our lawn chairs and drinks and discuss what we had seen during the day.  It made for a nice evening.  Here we are in New Brunswick along the coast, heading for Nova Scotia tomorrow.  Notice how green the grass and trees are.  There is a short growing season, but plants thrive during this season.