I visited New Brunswick as a cruise ship destination.  It is one of Canada’s three Maritime princes and is the only constitutionally bilingual province.  It is the gateway to Atlantic Canada, and located on the eastern seaboard of the North American continent.  It is bounded to the north by the province of Quebec, to the east by the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the northumberland strait; and to the south by The Bay of Fundy.

The Bay of Fundy is a bay on the Atlantic coast of North America, on the northeast end of the Gulf of Maine between the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.  It is know for having the highest tidal range in the world.  The tides in this bay are semidurnal, which means that they have two highs and two lows each day.  The Bay of Fundy lies in a Rift Valley called the Fundy Basin.  As the rift began to separate from mainland North America, volcano activity occurred, forming volcanoes and flood basalt.  These flood basalt poured out over the landscape, covering much of Southern Nova Scotia.  Sections of the flood basalt have been eroded away, but still form a basaltic mountain, North Mountain.  The Rift Valley eventually failed as Mid Atlantic Ridge continued to separate North America, Europe and Africa.  This bay also has the “Hopewell Rocks”, a flower pot shaped rock  formation, located on Spepody Bay.  This rock formation was shaped by tidal erosion.

the huge volume of tidal water flowing throughout the Bay for times a daily has resulted in unique features such as:  the “Old Sow” whirlpool,  the largest whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere.  The “Reversing Falls”‘, is a series of rapids on the St. John River that reverse directions with each flood and ebb tide; and the Hopewell Rocks, a rocky islands in the formed of a flower pots.   At high tide you can walk to the beach and explore the formations, along with many caves that have been cut into the cliff walls at low tide.

I toured the city of St. John in New Brunswick, Canada.  St. John is the largest city in New Brunswick and the second largest city, in the Maritime provinces.  It is know as “Fundy “City because it is located in the north shore of the Bay of Fundy, at the mouth of the St. John River; and the city on the bay.  It became the first incorporated city in Canada.   We spent a wonderful day on the Bay of Fundy.  We went on a guided tour along the Harbour Passage and also along the waterfront.  We shopped in the St John City Market.  This market is the oldest continuing market in North America.  We had lobster rolls in the St. John Market before returning to the cruise ship.  The lobster rolls were just at good as the ones ordered in Maine.  We had a wonderful day in the Fundy City.