CROSSING THE SHUBENACADIE RIVER

Group of tidal rafters were just packing up as this photo was snapped with a boat still in the water. Note the current pass by those abandoned railway bridge supports across the Shubenacadie River. The current was swift and the wind strong. Walking over the roadway bridge (see shadow in the foreground) seemed precarious. The railing was not high.

RURAL ADVENTURES AND PLACES TO VISIT

Things to do for the body and mind. If a car was available these sites would be checked out. Anyone been on those tidal rafting adventures? Absolutely wonderful ... and you get to meet people from all over the world. Creatives dot the rural landscape. Gallery 215 intrigues me. Next time I come by ...

AMERICANS WATCH THE TIDE RACE IN

Almost all the people who watched the tide roll in up the river were from the USA -- New Jersey, Massachusetts, Florida and Maryland. With charts and tables on hand they figured the tide was set to roll in in about 10 minutes.