On the Brink of Stage 6

Greetings from Bar Harbor, Maine.  We hit US deep in sea fog/mist this morning.  The ship blasted its horn all night to warn all to get out of our way.  The locals say it should lift by lunch and as we are on a tour this afternoon to see the sites we are hoping they are right.

Bar Harbor fog

A moment of visability from Cadillac Mountain

So cruise 2 - different again.  The cruising of rivers is different to ocean travel.  There is usually something to see at all times but the mighty St Lawrence River is so wide in many parts you can't always see the shore.  The enormity of Canadian waterways is still hard to get my head around.  There is an island in the middle of the river, which is where the city of Montreal is situated!  When you come from the land of the Murray/Darling it is beyond comprehension.  They say Canada has more than half the world's fresh water which I completely believe between what we have seen of the rivers, lakes and glaciers.

At the risk of being repetitious - yes the weather has been very good.  We enjoyed  Sunday  with a return visit to Quebec which was delightful.  The Sunday vibe, glorious sunshine, French culture oozing from every building and shop and the most entertaining, quality buskers who filled the air with music that enhanced the vibe of the day.  A lovely day on Prince Edward Is followed where we balance the Anne of Green Gables thing with immersion in the emerald hills, the sapphire seas and the ruby soil. A lovely place.  Ports of Sydney and Halifax both in Nova Scotia taught us more of the world of East coast Canada.  The Titanic experiences yesterday in  Halifax, visiting a cemetery where the poorer passengers/crew were buried as families couldn't afford to bring their bodies home, was very moving.

Perfect Sunday in Quebec

Bridge to Prince Edward Island (note the sapphire, ruby and emerald)

Sydney, Nova Scotia

Graves of Titanic victims

Inspiration for Leonardo's role

The cruise experiences itself has been good with again lots of familiar faces to chat with but not the same as the Alaskan journey.  We went to Trivia alone the first day and called our team Absent Friends!  Didn't do nearly as well either.  


For those of you who have a full understanding of my quirkiness will appreciate my enjoyment of the perfect moonrise the other night.  Had walked the Promenade for 40 min thinking it would rise soon and just as I was going to give up at midnight it made an appearance.  I spent  the next hour on the top deck where it was miraculously still and enjoyed the moonrise with just the perfect amount of cloud to make it interesting.  We found out the next day from passengers on another ship they had experienced a hurricane the day before.  We have been so lucky!

Formal night

We disembark tomorrow and Stage 6, Boston and New York, completes our journey.  This will be my last post until we return next Thursday.  I hope by the end of the long weekend I will have updated with tales of the Big Apple and also added photos to complete the picture.


Thank you for following our experience.  I feel confident insisting you put this part of the world on your Bucket List if you haven't already been fortunate enough to visit.  


See/talk to you all soon.