Day 21

Another great morning of table conversation at the Mahogany Manor B&B set us up for a 10:00 get away heading to Fundy National Park.

 

 

A short hike hugging the Fundy coast through a forest dappled with sunlight occasionally wandered to the edge of the cliff revealing vistas of the Bay of Fundy.

 

This burl felt comfortable beckoning to me because it knew I did not have a chain saw.

 

We had been told today was the first day of lobster fishing and wondered if this boat was one of them.  It came into view as we hiked along the trail.  We later saw the same boat come into the dock in Alma.

 

 

We arrived in Alma, a small tourist town, at the edge of Fundy Park where fishermen had left at 6:00 am on the high tide for the first day of lobster fishing. The tides along this coast are the highest in the world.  Today the tides moved approximately 38 ft. in the 6 hour+ tidal period.  We headed out at low tide to walk about 800 meters onto the beach. These three crows sat in a tree waiting for some bargains.

 

 

I enjoyed watching gulls fly up and deliberately drop shells to have them crack open and spill their contents for immediate consumption.

 

 

This picture shows a boat patiently waiting for tidal floatation.

 

 

Here is the same view just before high tide showing returned lobster boats reloading to head out and set more traps.

 

 

We had our supper overlooking the harbor, watching the tide rapidly fill the bay and the river.

 

Evening colors descended over the harbor and magically illuminated the returning lobster boats.