Digby and the Bay of Fundy

We continued on our way in spite of the storm. Sometimes it really poured (usually only when there was something that looked interesting :) and we wanted to take a picture, like the beautiful gingerbread trim on some of the houses), and sometimes it was just a sprinkle. We still saw some awesome sights as we drove in and out of coves and bays. Did we mention there's a lot of water here, both on the ground and getting to the ground (as rain).

Before we left Elder Holbrook had gone online and found a nice bed and breakfast with rooms that overlooked the Bay of Fundy in Digby. We wanted to see the Bay of Fundy because it has the most dramatic tides in the world. In some places there is a difference of over 40 feet between low and high tides. We got to Digby just before dinner and the tide was out. We checked several times during the night but it was so overcast because of the storm that we couldn't see much. When we got up in the morning, the tide had come in and gone back out. We'll have to visit again sometime to see it at high tide.

The view from our balcony when we arrived

The view the next morning (slightly different angle)

Pretty much the same.  The tide cycle is approximately 12 hours from low tide to high tide and back to low tide.

While we weren't around to snap pictures at high tide, these give an indication of how low the tide gets.
I wouldn't want to try climbing on or off the boats now, but at high tide they can easily be boarded from the pier (or so we were told). We watched cars as they drove along the pier. It's pretty sturdy!

This will give you an idea of what the tides are like. That's up the road a bit from Digby, but the same general area.

Some of the best whale watching in the world in the summer is in the Bay of Fundy, because the tides stir up food the whales like to eat. Hope we can make it back there to see that.






After breakfast we drove down what's called Digby Neck, a spit of land with a beauty of its own, especially if you like ocean views, which we do.

A pretty little bay along the way

There are three parts to it--the long stretch at the top and then two islands with ferries. We went to the end of the first part. The next island looked close enough that we could almost swim to it, but the water is really rough.

The land behind the sign is Tiverton--a very short ferry ride away

We decided to leave that trip to another day--but the best whale watching is supposedly at the end of Digby Neck.

Two of the three churches on a street called Churchill Road. The small white clapboard building with black trim is so typical of many of the churches dotting the landscape.

We thought we were almost home until we noticed the spelling. Nope, still in Canada. Thought of you, Mom!

We decided a very, tall, skinny man must live in this house. It is much more narrow than the picture shows.

Someone had told us to stop by and see Blomidon Lookoff that overlooks the Bay of Fundy. Awesome! Pictures don't do it justice, so you'll just have to visit us and see it for yourself.

We are blessed to have such a wonderful world around us. Each placed we've visited or lived has had its own kind of beauty.