Today we will walk the "ocean's floor" of the Bay of Fundy. The tide here is 45 feet. We get to the beach at about mid-tide, but it's already out about a 1/2 mile.
We pick our way through rocks, stones and mud as the edge of the water keeps getting further and further away. We walk almost a mile by the time we reach the water.
We find fascinating detritus, including thousands of scallop shells forming a perfect display worthy of a fine shop. We select a full service of "hors d'ouevre plates"!
Everytime we think we've reached the edge of the beach...it keeps receeding. A new sandbar pops up, but doesn't seem like it's going to make it to connect the small little spit of land that seems just beyond our reach. Rick successfully forges it and feels triumphant. On a big sand hill, I feel like the "king of the world".
We spend hours out there discovering one new thing after another and we grateful very few people are walking all the way out. We feel great about the expedition and exploration and highly recommend doing it.
Earlier, Rick found an overlook with a perfect view of the harbor. We return at cocktail hour, drinks and appetizers in hand, to watch the tide come it. Guess I was expecting some thundering volume of water to come pouring in...not so, while you can defintely track the water's encroachment, it is not a spectacle....it just is.
Go back to Alma for dinner at The Tides restaurant. Have a good lobster roll..Rick dines on a very generous portion of local haddock fish and chips.
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