St. John, New Brunswick, Canada

During our month long stay in Trenton Maine, we took a two-day road trip into New Brunswick, Canada to visit the town of Saint John. The largest city in New Brunswick, and the second largest city in the Maritime Provinces, Saint John is known as the Fundy City due to its location on the north shore of the Bay of Fundy at the mouth of the Saint John River. A mixture of old and new, contrasting natural coastal habitats with the charming streets of Uptown Saint John, we alternated between walks on the beach and forested parks with strolls through incorporated parts of the city filled with interesting architecture.

The Reversing Rapids are one of the more fascinating natural wonders to be found here. The Bay of Fundy is known for having the highest tidal range in the world. If you time it just right, you can watch the high tide coming in from The Bay of Fundy reverse the flow of the St. John River, creating a phenomenon known as Reverse Falls or Reversing Rapids, as the waters push back through a gorge formed by the collision of the continents millions of years ago. The strong rapids will flow upriver at high tide, and downriver at low tide, several times each day as the tidal cycle changes.

Although our stay was brief, we enjoyed getting away for a couple of days and experiencing a part of Canada we had not been to before. Here are some pictures from our trip.