This morning we arrived in St. John, New Brunswick. We tried one of the main dining rooms for breakfast this time.  Doug had Eggs Benedict, which he liked, but I tried pancakes with blueberry syrup. When they came out, the waiter brought ordinary syrup, poured it and took it away. The pancakes were cold! I ate a few bites but when one waiter came by and asked how we were doing, I told him that my pancakes were cold. He took the plate back and brought 2 fresh warm pancakes (to replace 4 that had been on my plate). This time I told him that I was supposed to have blueberry syrup. The pancakes were not nearly as good as IHOP. Oh well, I won’t order them again.

When we went ashore for our tour, we were given welcome gifts– a rose and a pin. We were to visit the Reversing River Rapids, the village of St. Martins, and the Bay of Fundy caves. The Reversing River is a strange thing. The St. John River flows through the province of New Brunswick and empties in the Bay of Fund. Twice a day high tide from the bay forces the river to flow backwards, inland instead of out to sea.  We stopped there in the morning at low tide and saw a normal river flowing out as it should. When we came back in the afternoon, the level had gone up, and it was flowing the other way. Fascinating.

The river running as a river should.

At the village of St. Martins we were served authentic New Brunswick seafood chowder with lobster and scallops and given time to explore the caves made by the incredible high tides of the Bay of Fundy. The tour guide said that the tide here was as high as 14 feet.  Further inland the bay has tides as high as 53 feet! The beach was made up of rocks instead of sand, smooth rocks worn by the tide.  She said that we were walking on the bottom of the bay. There were rocks of many colors. (I am bringing some home, which does not please my husband.) I managed to walk across all those rocks to the caves. One was pretty deep. Rocks were embedded in the cliff. It was a very strange sight.

There were 2 covered bridges in St. Martins, the only place you can take of picture of 2 bridges at once. We tried to find a moose in the woods on the way back to St. John, but were not lucky enough to see one. Our guide said there were a lot of them here.

We had a great meal this evening and now are preparing to read in bed.  Maybe we can sleep late in the morning. We are now on Atlantic time, 2 hours ahead of Texas.

By the way, the golf clinic was a full hour, and the pro gave a lot of useful tips, that I might forget before I touch a golf club. He said there was a place upstairs when we could borrow clubs and practice.

The river running backwards!