East Coast - Intro
Today we are embarking on a new and exciting journey to Canada’s east coast. From the tidal flats and red sandstone of the Bay of Fundy to the rocky granite shores of Nova Scotia to the highland cliffs of Cape Breton, we’ll be exploring the diverse maritime coastal environments and of course the plants and animals who call them home.
EPISODE NOTES
This one’s a doozy. It took over a year from when I shot this footage to when these episodes have started coming out. I was hit with a tsunami of work after getting back from my trip to the east coast (poor me) and only this summer was I able to dedicate the time necessary to finally making good on it. So the footage has been burning a hole in my pocket for a very long time and I’m very happy to finally be able to share it. I think it’s easily the biggest, most ambitious and best work I’ve done since starting this project - I hope you’ll feel the same way over the coming months!
TRANSCRIPT
Today we’re embarking on our next big journey, to explore Canada’s Atlantic coast and maritime provinces.
They’re home to 60,000km of Canada’s more than 200,000km of coastline - which by the way is more than any other country.
And that coastline is really where we’re gonna be spending most of our time because it is an endlessly surprising and constantly transforming environment.
From the Bay of Fundy with its world-record tides and sculpted red sandstone…
To the stratified fossil cliffs of Joggins giving a window 300 million years into the past…
To Nova Scotia’s barren granite expanses…
Endless sandy beaches…
And tide pools overflowing with life…
To the soaring highlands jutting up from the coast of Cape Breton.
And naturally, all the flora and fauna that inhabit those coastlines are just as varied.
Bivalves that can drill straight into stone.
Orange gastropods laying clutches of bright pink eggs.
Fish with both eyes on one side of their heads.
And plants that hold a whole ecosystem inside them.
So far all that, and so much more, I hope you’ll join me on this journey as we trace a line along Canada’s ever-changing Atlantic coast.