Fish Lover Posted August 3, 2017 #1 Share Posted August 3, 2017 We will stopping in St John and my mother wants very much to see the Bay of Fundy. Can anyone recommend a tour that provide a great view? It cannot include much in the way of walking or any steps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laverendrye Posted August 3, 2017 #2 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Saint John is on the Bay of Fundy. You will be sailing on it to get there and you will have great views of it from your ship. What more precisely does she want to see? Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare martincath Posted August 3, 2017 #3 Share Posted August 3, 2017 I'm guessing that with walking/steps off the table she wants to see some before/after 'look how high that tide is!' action from somewhere directly accessible by car/bus. The reversing falls in town are much less impressive than the name implies, but do give a pretty good example of the fluctuations in water level - and you could easily get a cab from the pier right up to where you can watch. Otherwise any local bus tour to Hopewell Rocks would get you out to the most famous 'walk on the beach then watch the water come pouring in' area - and while there are gravel paths and the seafloor itself is obviously not disability-friendly, there's a shuttle between the upper and lower areas and buses can drop folks off at the bottom before returning to park at the top. Their website is also very useful as it has tide timetables, giving you an easy tool to check whether your port times mean you would actually be able to see the parts you want to see of the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallasm Posted August 3, 2017 #4 Share Posted August 3, 2017 The reversing falls in town are much less impressive than the name implies, but do give a pretty good example of the fluctuations in water level - and you could easily get a cab from the pier right up to where you can watch.. I found the reversing falls quite impressive - went to the fast twice - at high tide when water was entering the river and 6 hours later when stream was reversed - you have to got there twice - otherwise just 'an ordinary river' RvLslMFBZvg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare martincath Posted August 3, 2017 #5 Share Posted August 3, 2017 I found the reversing falls quite impressive - went to the fast twice - at high tide when water was entering the river and 6 hours later when stream was reversed - you have to got there twice - otherwise just 'an ordinary river' I'm aware that 'before and after' is required in these circumstances - and I've also stood there and watched as the water actually changed direction. The fact the water turned around and flowed against the current was fascinating, as was the changing patterns with whirlpools which was definitely the most interesting part to me - it was the name that confused me as at no point to me did the water going either direction justify using the term 'falls.' If it had been called 'the reversing rapids' I'd have had a much more reasonable expectation of what I was going to see - as it stands with the huge tidal range of the area I had expected an actual waterfall of at least tens of feet to disappear and then eventually fall again over another good sized drop the other way for the name 'falls' to be justified. Interestingly when I just googled I noticed that New Brunswick Tourism now actually describes them as Reversing Rapids, so perhaps others than I have expressed some disappointment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallasm Posted August 3, 2017 #6 Share Posted August 3, 2017 You are right - reversing rapids is a much better description than reversing falls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Lover Posted August 4, 2017 Author #7 Share Posted August 4, 2017 I'm guessing that with walking/steps off the table she wants to see some before/after 'look how high that tide is!' action from somewhere directly accessible by car/bus. The reversing falls in town are much less impressive than the name implies, but do give a pretty good example of the fluctuations in water level - and you could easily get a cab from the pier right up to where you can watch. Otherwise any local bus tour to Hopewell Rocks would get you out to the most famous 'walk on the beach then watch the water come pouring in' area - and while there are gravel paths and the seafloor itself is obviously not disability-friendly, there's a shuttle between the upper and lower areas and buses can drop folks off at the bottom before returning to park at the top. Their website is also very useful as it has tide timetables, giving you an easy tool to check whether your port times mean you would actually be able to see the parts you want to see of the process. Thank you, this has been most helpful. Thanks to all who replied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 0106 Posted May 6, 2018 #8 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Our ship’s port is Sydney. Are we to far away for a Bay of Fundy tour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgratru Posted May 7, 2018 #9 Share Posted May 7, 2018 0106...yes, you are in a different province and not anywhere near the Bay of Fundy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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