Day 47. July 07, 2014. Monday. Joggins, Nova Scotia.

Some days are about birds, some days are about driving a long ways, and some days are about plant fossils -- this was one of those days.

We started the day birding the Amherst Marsh under cloudy and windy conditions. The birding wasn't great, but we did see Black Tern, American Bittern, and Purple Martin. We returned to the hotel for lunch, then went birding at the Amherst Point Bird Sanctuary. We only had an hour, but the birding had promise and we will return tomorrow morning.

From there, we went back to Joggins and participated in the 2-hour tour. We were lead by a young geologist (just finished her MS degree) who was a good leader and really knew her stuff. We saw examples of three species of extinct trees, seed ferns, and the remains and tracks of fish and invertebrate species. We hoped to see amphibian and reptiles too, but all of those fossils are in museums.

Late in the day, we stopped at a tidal-bore viewing spot and saw a 4-6 inch tidal-bore. Not the raging rapid we hoped to see, but a tidal bore nonetheless. From there, we returned to the Victorian Motel.

Note: All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
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