Still foggy this morning but no rain. Eventually the fog went away and the sun tried to shine but it just could not break through the clouds. At least we could see the water and coast line, and the air was dry. Alma, the little town at the edge of the park and an easy walk for us, claims to be home of the biggest tides in the world. We walked to the Alma beach at low tide and the water was about a half mile out. Walking to the edge took about 20 minutes. Very strange to be walking on the ocean floor knowing that in about two or three hours the water will rise to about 35 feet in depth where we are standing. The tide was rising while we were there and it comes back in as waves – each one reaching a little further towards shore. You can see it rise, but it’s not a big rush of water here as it will be further north where the Bay of Fundy narrows even more.
Alma has four lobster pounds and so we checked them out. Canada puts no restriction on the size of lobsters that may be caught and there were some 5-6 pounders available already cooked or take home alive. $10.00 per pound cooked so for about $60.00 bucks we could have a true “lobster feast”. Didn’t go for it today but might tomorrow. Settled for a little outside patio where we could keep an eye on the dogs and had lobster bisque, clams, and local beer. Too wet yet to hike in the woods so we settled for an exploratory drive around the park to find trail heads and parking lots for hiking the next few days. Very nice park, trails well marked, lots of parking, big open spaces, swimming pool, golf course, restaurant, laundry, and more. Took a few pictures today and will take the computer into town tomorrow and try to find a hot spot.
Dogs hoping to get a morsel as we sat outside for lunch in Alma
Fundy NP Headquarters
View of Alma from the high ground of the Park campground. That's right! You can't see anything and we couldn't either. What you can see is the tide is partially out and the ocean floor is visible as what looks like a sand bar.
Alma harbor at low tide with the lobster boats sitting on the ground. They go out for about six hours at a time when the tide is high enough to out into open water.
Not a good picture of Alma as seen entering from the Park fee station.
Alma need to repair their We come sign
Alma beach at low tide
Alma beach at nearly high tide
Veiw from waters edge at low tide looking back at Alma beach
JPL and dog(s) at waters edge
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