First of importance are Tides. Within a one hour drive south to the Bay of Fundy; once can see them raise as high as 12.5 meters (Bay of Fundy 12.9 high to 01.1 Low).
Such great seascene as Hopewell Rock
just south of Moncton show clearly how much the water raises as we walk on the ocean Floor. Of course the beaches might required that you walk for miles to reach the water. This is the tidal change which is the result for the Tidal Bore we see here in Moncton and in the Hopewell Rock composite picture.Only 30 miles northeast are the Shediac-P.E.I coast where the Tides are of only one meter differences allow for sandy beaches with little water level change. (Northumberland Strait tide change of 1.3meter high and 00.3 Low Tide) Now one can see completely different wonders of Nature. Scenes such as the Bouctouche Sand Dunes are unique in their development because they are in the middle of the Northumberland Strait and shifting all the time. At the Irving Eco-Centre, visitors can walk
on the beaches or for miles through the sand dunes on eco-friendly pathways. Of course, PlanetWare.com, describes this area as "One of the few remaining sand dunes on the northeast coast of North America is preserved here. The dune extends across Bouctouche Bay and this provides a vital marine habitat. Various research projects such as dune monitoring and restoration; an insect inventory; a butterfly count; a migratory shorebird survey; (even) a piping plover monitoring project are conducted on the site."But all along this coast from Shediac to the Quebec border, one finds unique natural sights worst the time to make a proper visit. Soon I will do a Blog entirely on Shediac where we will go all summer, but for now.. it will wait.
For the travelling tourist going across Canada, the Transcanada leaves Moncton for the border . The flat areas and tidal changes between the two provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia (about 70 miles south) toward Sackville NB and Amherst NS. can be seen with all its unique natural scenes. The Tantramar Marshes were unique in the earlier days of sailing ships and even for hay feed for the army horses of the 1st WW and Troy Johnstone's photographs show this beauty.
"In the 1880s, the isthmus (of chignecto, of which the marsh is the major part)was the site of one of Canada's earliest mega-projects: construction of a broad-gauge railway from the port of Amherst to the Northumberland Strait at Tidnish for carrying small cargo and passenger ships. This ship railway was never successfully operational, and construction was abandoned shortly before completion." Wilipedia.org
This short 2 to 3 miles of marsh railway was thought to prevent ships from going all around Nova Scotia in order to enter the St-Laurence River and Seaway. Today , scenes of the remains of theseTwin Bridges can be seen as they cross creeks and water in many marsh areas and along beachs access approach roads.
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