Saint John is Canada's "Original City" settled by the Loyalists and incorporated in 1785. With a population of 70,000 it is New Brunswick's largest city. Also known as the 'Port City' Saint John is home to the largest oil refinery in Canada owned by the local Irving family. On the coast of the Bay of Fundy, the tides here boast a 28 ft vertical change thus allowing the claim of the highest tides in the world. A popular tourist site is the old downtown (shown below) that will swallow up to 3000 tourists from each cruise ship that drops anchor in the harbour. Be sure to see King Square at the top of King Street, or as the locals say, "uptown".
Saint John and it's inner harbour at midday.
A low bank of fog lays quietly off shore preparing to engulf the old downtown.
Ships shining their night lights await tug escorts just outside the inner harbour.
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