Day 7 and 8: Sea Day and St John, New Brunswick

Reversing Falls Bridge

After a sea day filled with eating and napping and eating and watching baseball from the comfort of our stateroom, we arrived in St John, New Brunswick.  St John is home to the Bay of Fundy and Reversing Falls.  Did I book an excursion to see this event?  No, mostly because I had no idea if the tide would be in our favor.  Instead, we found the nice lady at the Tourist Information kiosk, grabbed a map, and made our way to the Reversing Rapids and Falls. 

To get there we followed the Harbor Passage, a waterfront path that ducks under the St John Throughway.  It's a little over 2 miles to the rapids, but the day was cool and sunny and perfect for exploration.

 Market Square

Turning left from the wharf, we first passed Market Square, a small shopping mall which included shops, a museum, restaurants and Tim Horton's.  I'll see you later, Tim!

St John Throughway 

Point St John Harbor Bridge and the Anthem of the Seas

Reversing Falls Bridge

Amazingly enough, the tides were in our favor as we watched sea water from St John Harbor being forced upstream into St John River. It was an impressive site and I was able to capture a few good videos of the event, none of which you get to see. *sigh*

We finally set off for the ship and lunch.  Actually, I'd been wanting a lobster roll, but for some reason I just couldn't bring myself to actually find a restaurant that served these things.  My solution will be to return to New England and Canada on another cruise.  I have a mission, you see.

King's Square and the monument for those who died serving their country in World War I through the Korean War.

I love the 19th century architecture in this city.  If I had all the time in the world, and deep pockets, I would love to eat and explore my way from Broadview to Elliot Row. We managed to stop in Market Square for a Tim Horton's coffee and donut before making our way back to the pier and the ship. We said our good-byes to this beautiful city, boarded the Anthem of the Seas for the last time, and realized our wonderful visit to Canada and New England was about to end. The morning would find us back at Cape Liberty, leaving the ship, and boarding a plane for home.

Before signing off, I want to post one last picture of our two main dining room waiters, Shahla from Romania and Jialun (Hi-loon) from China.  These two spoiled us rotten at dinner each night with fruit and cheese plates waiting for us on our arrival, offers of extra dishes to try, and desserts to share.  Their service was warm, fast and friendly.  It's the people like Shahla and Jialun who help make a cruise something to remember. Best of luck to the both of you and it would be nice to see you again.

To the reader, I hope you've enjoyed this trip report as much as I've enjoyed writing it for you.  Until next time.....