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I'm not sure what dock Otis Redding was sitting on as he watched the tide roll away. If it was the Bay of Fundy I can certainly understand why he would be so mesmerized.
We've been in Wolfville, Nova Scotia for the past two days. Our hotel overlooks the Bay and like Otis, we've been watching the tide roll away........and back in......and away......and back in. I don't know when I would get tired of it but I do think it would take a while. Our hotel has a balcony that makes for great viewing as the small swamp like bay fills and empties. When empty it looks like a big mud pit. As quick as it empties it begins to refill and when full it has probably 45 feet of water. Like clockwork it fills and empties every 12 hours and 35 minutes.
Yesterday we did an eight mile hike to the Cape Split point. This jut of land sticks out in the bay making for a relatively narrow passage (7 miles from the point to the other shore). According to what I have read over 100 billion tons of water flows through this during every tide change. Additionally, it is said that when flowing at it's maximum rate it is greater than the flow of all the rivers and streams in the world. Now I'm not exactly sure how to begin to calculate that so I guess I'll just have to take their word for it. What I can say is that we were there two hours before high tide and the flow was so great it was producing huge waves, whirlpools and even a steady roar.
The tide is coming in now and we have to check out in about an hour. I think I'll quit blogging for now and just sit back and hum an old Otis Redding tune.
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| There are lots of wineries in this area. We had lunch at the Luckett Vineyards. Steak and Mushroom Pie and Beef Stroganoff |
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| They put this working phone booth in the middle of the vineyard. It actually works (Beth is on the phone with Debbie) and you can make a free call to anyone in North America. It was a rotary dial phone! |
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| On the dyke at Wolfville. This was used by the early farmers (1700's) to create very fertile farmland. It's still in use today |
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| From the park behind our hotel at high tide |
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| Taken from the same spot as the picture above...now at low tide! |
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| A local said the "muck" is about 3 feet deep. We took his word for it! We also learned Wolfville was originally named Mud Creek. It was an accurate name but probably not the best for tourism........nice rebranding! |
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| At high tide the water is about two feet below the deck |
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| Cape Split Point |
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| What 100+ Billion Tons of moving water looks like |
