Walking On The Bottom Of The Ocean

One strange thing about our trip to the East coast was the adventure of walking on the floor of the ocean. In Parrsboro, Nova Scotia the average tide is 58 feet. When the tide is in an ocean liner could tie up to one of the many docks without trouble. When the tide goes out it would be sitting on the floor of the ocean.

Theresa and I did walk out for miles to experience the phenomonon. It felt weird to look up to the top of the dock 65 feet above but to be dry and know that hours later you would be covered by many meters of water. All through this area around the Bay of Fundy these tides shape the way of life for the residents. Fishermen must work with the tides and know the impact of this natural wonder.

There are many people working on ways to capture this tremendous energy to produce electric power and if they succeed there will be available the largest clean, renewable energy source in the world.