Tag: Nova Scotia

Burntcoat Head

After leaving Prince Edward Island, we headed to Truro, Nova Scotia. We will be staying in various locations in Nova Scotia over the next couple of weeks.

The first full day that we were there, it rained heavily all day. We relaxed in the camper. I pulled out a book that I had been waiting for the perfect rainy day to read.

The next day was also dreary, but Greg decided that we were going to go off and do something, damn it. So we headed to the Discovery Center, which turned out to be a different discovery center than the one he had intended to go to.

The folks there were very nice. They recommended that while we were in the area, we stop by Burntcoat Head, location of the highest tides ever recorded by the Guinness Book of World Records.

It was coming up on low tide, which I’m beginning to believe is actually the best time to explore the Bay of Fundy.

This photo was taken looking off to the left. The photo below was taken looking off to the right.
If you zoom in on this photo and look closely, you can see tiny people near the middle of the photo. This should give you an idea of how much of the ocean floor is exposed during low tide. And low tide is still 3 hours away!

After our visit to Burntcoat Head, we headed back to the camper.