An early morning stroll down on the beach to start off our wonderful day. It was cloudy and misty but the air was quite warm. After breakfast we hopped into the car and headed west along the Northern shore of the bay of Fundy. Our first stop was the Geological museum at Parrasboro. Well worth the visit. We learned that many of the islands in the bay are basalt with many gem stones to be found along the shore. We wanted to scavenge for some so we were directed to Partridge Island nearby. It had just past high tide so Rich and I went exploring along the base of the towering cliffs. I would have been happier if we had been wearing hard hats. We let Rocky off leash and left the leash on a rock on the beach because we knew we would be back that way. After an hour of exploring we got to a spot where the cliff face met the water and we could not explore further. We decided to turn back. As we got to a felled tree we had scrambled around on the way out, we noticed it was in the water. Oops! We had thought that high tide was past, but the water level had continued to rise and we had been completely unaware of it. I looked around for the leash only to find it submerged 10ft from the waters edge. I have noticed that this part of the bay is really calm. There are few waves and it seems to silently creep up the beach. It is dangerous! We have also noticed that the high tide brings in the breezes. A nice time to be outside because the gnats and mozies get blown away.
We also visited the FORCE center. Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy. Their plan is to deploy underwater turbines at the entrance to the Minas passage where water moves at about 5m per second. They have four different companies who are each going to install their uniquely designed turbines. Research will be done to determine the most effective and environmentally friendly designs. The plan is to generate 2500 megawatts of power from the tides. It is estimated that 7000 MW of energy potential flows through the channel each day. The whole bay has 50000MW of energy potential The first of the four installations, a 1.5 MW turbine, will be done in October - a Lockheed Martin design.
The Wild Caraway restaurant in Advocate harbor was fantastic. Tasty food and beautifully presented. In a town that does not even have a convenience store! There are probably less than thirty houses in the town.
We could not drive into Cape Chinecto. It is reserved for back country backpacking only. A great place to explore I am sure. Instead, we headed to Cape D'Or. A basalt headland sticking out into the bay. Mom survived the hike down and back up. The headland reminded me of a smaller scale Cape Point in South Africa.
We returned to the camper and another spectacular low tide in front of the campground. After snacks and a sherry we settled in to read books and write the blog. I have discovered Peek Freans cookies. We will be bringing home a good supply.
An almost full orange moon has just risen. An hour after sunset. Now I can go to bed happy.
We also visited the FORCE center. Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy. Their plan is to deploy underwater turbines at the entrance to the Minas passage where water moves at about 5m per second. They have four different companies who are each going to install their uniquely designed turbines. Research will be done to determine the most effective and environmentally friendly designs. The plan is to generate 2500 megawatts of power from the tides. It is estimated that 7000 MW of energy potential flows through the channel each day. The whole bay has 50000MW of energy potential The first of the four installations, a 1.5 MW turbine, will be done in October - a Lockheed Martin design.
The Wild Caraway restaurant in Advocate harbor was fantastic. Tasty food and beautifully presented. In a town that does not even have a convenience store! There are probably less than thirty houses in the town. 
We could not drive into Cape Chinecto. It is reserved for back country backpacking only. A great place to explore I am sure. Instead, we headed to Cape D'Or. A basalt headland sticking out into the bay. Mom survived the hike down and back up. The headland reminded me of a smaller scale Cape Point in South Africa.
We returned to the camper and another spectacular low tide in front of the campground. After snacks and a sherry we settled in to read books and write the blog. I have discovered Peek Freans cookies. We will be bringing home a good supply.
An almost full orange moon has just risen. An hour after sunset. Now I can go to bed happy.
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