August 10 - 13, 2026
Our next stop in Nova Scotia was near Annapolis Royal. We toured the Port Royal Habitation and Fort Anne with lunch at the German Bakery in between the two. The fur trade was instrumental in establishing the area.
Then the next couple of days were filled with Bay of Fundy events. First, we stopped at the Bay of Fundy Tidal Bore observation area. While the bore wasn't especially high in that area, we were impressed with the speed at which the tidal bore transformed the river and surrounding banks. Essentially, the incoming tides combined with the unique shape and length of the bay, produce tidal waves that travel upstream against the river waters flowing downstream.
The next day we got to experience the tidal bore itself. We were on a zodiac rafting trip on the Shubenacadie River as the bore came upriver. Wow! First, while waiting on the tide, we did some mud sliding, think wet clay on a potter's wheel and that's about what it felt like. It wasn't uncommon to sink halfway up your shin trying to get to the top to slide down. Then, we hit the tidal bore wave head on. We continued that and rode the rapids for the next couple of hours. We had 10 - 12 ft waves, one of the better days for rafting. We ended with a quick float downstream in the river. We were moving unbelievably fast. The day was certainly one of the more memorable ones!
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