Life on the Road: Oh, Canada!

Our east coast trek has now taken us into Canada. We left Trenton, Maine and made our way up the coast entering Canada at St. Stephen. We made our way to the town of St. Andrews which sits on the Passamaquoddy Bay which is an off shoot of the Bay of Fundy. What is fascinating about this area, Bay of Fundy, and has brought us up here is the dramatic tidal changes. These tidal changes are over a short period of time and are supposed to be very interesting to see. On our next stop, Moncton, there are some interesting rock formations that the tide changes have created. Here in St. Andrews our RV park is right on the ocean and we have been able to see how dramatic the tidal shift is. In this area the tidal shifts are not as fast but they are dramatic. Over the period of 12 hours the water can be rolling up against the rocks near the road then roll out so the shore is over 200 to 300 yards away. The boats for the town have to be anchored way out in the middle of the bay as they would be on dry land at some point every day if they docked at the pier.

The town of St. Andrews is very quaint. Many of the buildings date back to the 1800’s. This includes the homes and the stores. It was nice as we were able to walk from our RV park to the downtown area. This came in really handy as we were here for Canada Day, July 1st. For you non-Canadians this is a national holiday similar to our Independence day. The town had a lot of activities planned including a nice old fashioned small town parade. There is supposed to be fireworks but as I write this it is raining lightly so not sure they will be able to have the display.

Since we arrived the weather has been not very good. It rained all day when we arrived on Friday and in the afternoon on Saturday. Sunday it was nicer in the afternoon and the fog actually lifted and we could see the bay. Monday was nice until the evening.

Here are some pictures.

When the tide is out. When it is in the water would be right up to the rocks.