Saint John, New Brunswick

We arrived here in Saint John yesterday. We are at a campground that is right in the city, but up on a hill in Rockwell Park. It's a great spot with fabulous views of the Bay of Fundy. Yesterday, we drove out to the Reversing Falls and managed to hit low tide. This is a very interesting phenomenon. During low tide, the Saint John River flows down, into the Bay of Fundy, there is a small "falls", or rather a pretty rough section of rapids. Then, at high tide (the tides are a total of 28 feet), the Bay of Fundy rises so high that it forces the River to flow backwards.
Today, we took a bus tour and got to see the "Falls" at high tide. Unfortunately, you just can't capture it on the camera, but the above picture was from low tide. Our bus tour took us to all four corners of the City including the Reversing Falls and the Market. Yvonne charmed the bus driver and managed a poster out of him at the end.
There was a huge Carnival cruise ship in port today, so our tour was pretty busy with New Yorkers visiting the city. The house above has a roofline that looks like a witch with a raven on her shoulder from the side. It also happens to have a broom manufacturing facility kitty-corner, and a funeral home across the street. SPOOKY.
Yvonne met a lovely little girl named Jenna yesterday. They made instant friends and ended up playing all this morning before they left for Shediac and we went on our tour. We have made a reservation to join them in Shediac for a couple days this weekend so the girls can play again. WHEW - it's such a nice time for us adults to have someone else to answer all the "why's?"
Tomorrow we depart for Fundy National Park for a couple days. We are boosting up the pace so we can get to Newfoundland before the weather starts getting too cool.
We've already noticed the change in people here. They are extremely friendly and full of helpful suggestions. They live up to the Atlantic Provinces' reputation.