Hopewell Rocks

We're at the tip of the Bay of Fundy today, about as far from the ocean as we can get. The bay stretches more than 200 miles from mouth to tip, and it's shaped kinda like a serpent's tongue. As the tide travels up the bay from the ocean, water gets shallower, and the bay narrows to a point. This pushes the water higher and higher. Also, the periods of the tides and the length of the bay act as a magnifier because the water's movement resonates between the reflected water from the end and the new tidewater coming in from the ocean, as explained by our park ranger. Today our visit was to the Hopewell Rocks. (www.thehopewellrocks.ca) We arrived at low tide, and there was an expansive plain of bare sea floor spread out in front of us. To our right, along the beach, stood these huge rock towers, dozens of feet high. Covered with seaweed on the bottom, like a grass skirt, then a narrow waist, and a big head of stone on top covered with green trees and grass for hair. Some had shapes that reminded us of human figures. Today, from low tide to high tide, the change in water level was 41 feet. Hard to visualize this without seeing it. There is another spot nearby where the tide has topped out at 53 feet. 

      OK, so you're tired of hearing about the tide. Deal with it! We're done with it. Now on to other adventures tomorrow!