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| In St. John, New Brunswick we witness the power of the tides in the Bay of Fundy. Here at "Reversing Falls", the flow is out to sea from the St. Johns river which is 400+ miles long, and 6.5 hrs. later the tide comes in and reverses the flow up the river. There is a period of "slack tide", of 20 minutes when the flow is neither in or out. At this time pleasure boats can go through this area, but they have to time it exactly. |
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| We visited a Puffin colony in Elliston, NL (Newfound Land) |
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| They are usually found in pairs nesting along the cliffs, you can get very close to them. |
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| In Gander, NL there is a memorial dedicated to 286 victims of an air crash just off the runway. They were coming from Europe in 1994, I think, refueled here heading for Fort Cambell Kentucky when the crash occured. It is called the "Silent Memorial" The center statue is faceing Kentucky and at Fort Cambell there is an identical memorial with the statue faceing Gander, NL. The children represent the families who lost their parents. |
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| This sperm whale died and citizens wanted the carcas removed and hired this fellow to tow it out to sea. He dragged it to a remote spot and allowed it to decompose for 2 years then collected the bones and reassembled it here at his museum. |
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| An early Viking enclave has been restored in L'anse Meadow, NL |
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| Our most senior guest, Viola thumbs her nose when photographed! She is a delight to travel with. |
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| Cheryl photographed our guests and made this collage for each guest! |
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