Reversing Falls Jetboat Ride

The Reversing Falls Phenomenon

So. For a long time my co-workers have been telling me about this amazing experience of riding a Jet Boat through the Reversing Falls. I have seen the Jet Boats. Everyday I drive across the Reversing Falls Bridge, and often you see the Jet Boats rip roaring through the water. This is what they were referring to.

I was told, and the swells that you see from the bridge, that look just like waves, are really the size of automobiles. How true those rumours proved to be.

Ready to Go

One afternoon a bunch of us headed down to the Reversing Falls Park. The park is right on the falls, and on the other side is the J.D. Irving Pulp and Paper Mill. The air smelled of a mix of salt water and well... pulp and paper mill... still... the water was pretty impressive. Three of us were to ride the boat, and the other three, well, they were just there for moral support. Everything seemed fine. They had me in a life jacket, and a raincoat, and I remembered my co-workers' advice on not to drink the water.

We were in the boat, and then on the water.

So, it was true. The little waves you could see from the bridge were actually the size of cars.