St John, New Brunswick
The seas have remained calm, the skies clear. Today we are in St John. I don't know why, but I have been of the mindset that we were going to St Johns, NF, a confusion in names made by many people.
I was here before, just about 8 years ago. Arrived on the Vision of the Seas, stayed 5 days in rhe hospital, and flew back to Orlando. An adventure I don't want to repeat. You can read the full story if you go back to October 2017 in this blog.
While on the topic of having been here before, I was also here about 70 years ago. Took the Blue Nose ferry from Bar Harbor. No, I remember a little of the ferry but none of Halifax from that trip. Sorry no blog to go back and read either. Lots of stuff wasn't invented yet.
St john is noted for it's 50 foot tides and river rapids that flow both ways. Our arrival and departure time must be synchronized with high tide, otherwise the harbor channel is too shallow and the currents too strong for safe passage.
Often referred to as a tide, the drastic change in water level is not a tide but is caused by the normal 3 and 4 foot tides sloshing in and out of the bay of Fundy much as you can slosh water in a pan or a bathtub.
Tonight we go to the steak restaurant. An absolutely good choice. The food, beef tenderloin, was excellent and the service perfect. Much better than Royal's Chops restaurant has been in years. They were busy but not packed.
The main show tonight is a mix of "mind reader" and slight of hand illusionist. The theater was almost full for the late performance. The early shows which traditionally are performed to a full house are simulcast to a second venue to help alleviate the over crowding.
The seas remain calm. Most of the day remperatures were in the low 70's. There is a probability of being able to see the Northern lights tonight. The captain has promised to wake us.
Tomorrow wil be a sea day.