This morning we packed up all our gear and left the Atlantic coast destined for our second Airbnb on the Bay of Fundy coast. Along the way we paused briefly at the Shubenacadie Wildlife Park where we enjoyed many encounters with the residents, a small sampling of which is shown here.

By midday, we reached South Maitland where we had reservations for a tidal bore rafting adventure. The greatest tides in the world occur in the Bay of Fundy with an average spring range of 47.5 feet (vertical) and an extreme range of 53.5 feet. The tide rises so rapidly that it creates a wave, called a tidal bore, which travels against the current up the rivers which feed the bay. The bore is only a foot or two high but the interaction of the river current and the competing tidal current set up enormous standing waves which make for insane white water rafting. Our guide was a 16-year veteran of the river and maneuvered us expertly into the biggest water on the river. The boat was filled with water more often than not. I took more videos than photos but none do justice to the intensity of the waves.

Thoroughly exhausted after our two hour adventure, we drove to Wolfville where we had reservations at the Troy Restaurant, owned by a relative of Maya’s friend Maddie. There we celebrated Kyle’s 23rd birthday in style enjoying some of the best Mediterranean food I have ever sampled.