The Fundy Bay has the highest tides in the world. These wharves are in the White Head Is. harbour on the West side of White Head.

John starting down the Gull Cove (on the East side of our island) wharf ladder to his little red dinghy about 1.5 hours before low tide.

A dinghy or inflatable is used to go to rocks and ledges a short way off shore. He usually leaves the wharf 1.5 hours before low tide and comes in 3 hours later as the tide is rising.

From Gull Cove, White Head Island, John can head north to Duck Island ledge, East to Gull Rock or West to Long Point lighthouse to pick.

John moves the rock weed aside to gather a handful of dulse.

At the very lowest tides John gets out a knife and harvests Alaria.

The lighting here shows well the reddish brown colour of the fresh dulse.

Rock weed is in abundance and grows higher in the tidal zone. The first quality dulse has to be searched out when the tides go down to their lowest.

We experience sharing the same waters with a few species of whales, especially during July-September.

John knows that the best dulse is that protected from the mid-day sun.

The dulse dries in a few hours spread out on netting over beach rocks.

The dry dulse is gathered into a pile by lifting the net. It sounds like dried leaves.