Fog

It’s a foggy evening in Saint John. The temperature is actually19C but it feels a little cooler because of the dampness. I had to use my wipers on the drive home, and it certainly wasn’t raining. Fog droplets come in all sizes, but they all feel like a cloud is sitting on you. The trick is learning to navigate through it. I think it looks cool.

I like the fog. The geographic literature that shows up on parks signs in the region always talk about the ‘cooling system’ of the Bay of Fundy. That means fog. And it’s true. Saint John is always cooler that Moncton or Fredericton, or even Quispamsis about fifteen minutes out of the city core. Regional out-of-towners shiver and throw on a sweater. But visitors from farther away love it. I’ve seen tourists from the American South and the Middle East taking pictures of the fog because it’s such an interesting climactic experience. Visiting friends from New York excitedly exclaimed, “It’s like spring!”