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| Reversing Falls - slack tide through the fog |
On our way to Saint John we figured we’d stop at the Reversing Falls. Bill has vague memories of seeing the falls on his hitch-hiking trip across Canada in 1962. Our guide book warns that the falls win the Grand Award for the Most Overhyped Tourist Attraction. True. Turns out that the reversing falls would be better described as a strong ripple - we arrived at slack tide so were able to see the difference between water quietly flowing from the river into the bay, then 15 minutes later, the water starting to churn and swirl on the surface - the reversal was happening! The action on the surface is only a hint of massive water transfer but it helped to know what was happening to appreciate it. The tourists from Texas who stood beside us peered over the edge, looked at each other, peered at the water again, then returned to their van.
It is hilarious to know that the correct scientific term for the phenomenon is tidal bore…….
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| Reversing Falls - through the fog... |
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