Tidal Bore

Today I went rafting, sort of. A tidal bore is what happens when an ocean tide enters a narrow river channel and is met by the outgoing river current; this meeting of the two forces of water results in rapids, or at least something like rapids. Today I drove to near where the Bay of Fundy meets the Shubenacadia River. The Bay of Fundy on the northwest border of Nova Scotia has the highest tidal bore record, with a record rise of  over 70 feet during a cyclone in 1869. On a typical day, the water doesn't rise that high, but it still rises high enough against the ocean current to cause some pretty intense rapids. This wasn't really like other rafting adventures in that we weren't actually riding the river at all, and the rapids weren't created by rocks - we were just riding directly into the waves on a zodiac with an outboard motor, but it was still a fun and unique adventure. That being said, I definitely prefer real river rafting - for one thing, "rafting" in salt water means constantly burning eyes as the water flies into your face.

This isn't my video but tidal bore rafting looks like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBch-WE-x3c

I think the river is equal parts mud to water.