Postcard            

The Cabin on the Spit

Cabin on the Spit,  August 2000
Bay of Fundy, NS, CN

Dear Beverly and Mannie,
I have a fond memory of arriving at your place on the Bay of Fundy, having dinner with you and Hillary and then following Mannie, in the fading light, out into the unknown. We were in search of dulse, he told us, and this was the low tide. This was the best time to collect the dulse, Mannie said. He also said we had to follow the outgoing tide way out into the Bay to harvest the best dulse. So we did. Perhaps you didn’t know that I was wondering when the famous twenty-nine foot tide would turn. I was also wondering how fast the tide would come in and if I could swim with a bag of dulse in my hand.

We woke up in the camper that night and thought we could hear the incoming tide splashing against the wheels of the truck. We never would have camped in that spot if it weren’t for your cabin sitting there. Putting a few "city" fears aside, camping on the Bay of Fundy was the most relaxing time we spent on our trip.

Peter & Nancy

PS. We looked up dulse in our east coast field guide. The description was an edible, purple seaweed that grows in the Canadian Maritimes,  has the texture of rubber bands, but is more tender when dried!

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