Bay of Fundy and Cabot Trail (Cape Breton Island)

Once in awhile (and lately pretty often) we have a day off on Sunday. Then me and my colleague explore Nova Scotia.
A few weeks ago we went to the Bay of Fundy, home to the world’s highest tides. (50 feet in height, that’s approximately 15m) We left early in the morning and we drove to Truro to see the tidal bore. But we forgot about one pretty important detail… They bay is frozen… So we didn’t see any tidal bore, we just saw a huge ice mass moving slowly.
In the afternoon we saw the effects of the vertical low tide. Fishing boats sat high and dry on the ground. At high tide, the same boats are floating alongside the top of the wharf.


A frozen Bay of Fundy






Last weekend we drove to Cape Breton Island. We took a drive on the Cabot Trail. The Cabot Trail, named one of the best road trips in the world by Lonely Planet, is a trail that winds through stunning landscapes, along the Margaree River, a Canadian Heritage Salmon River, and through spectacular rugged highlands of the Cape Breton Highlands National Park of Canada. The best season to visit is in fall because of the autumn colors. The trail is nice but I prefer the Icefields Parkway ;) We also saw a lot of wildlife last weekend. The deer are becoming suicidal… One almost hit the side of my car and they love to give you the creeps with suddenly jumping onto the road… We also saw a coyote and a seal. But unfortunately no moose.











And during the week I work (oh yeah sometimes I also work) I am here for almost 8 weeks. We finished dredging and are ready for the drill and blast. We encountered a few rock spots while dredging the trench so now we are going to blast them. Hopefully we will be finished within 3 weeks and then I return back to Calgary. (finally!)