FUN-travel: Boston to Montreal Cruise – 5th Port – La Baie, Saguenay, Canada

October 4, 2017 by · Comments Off on FUN-travel: Boston to Montreal Cruise – 5th Port – La Baie, Saguenay, Canada 

  • Today’s Tour…

…Saguenay Fjord…

…ranked among the 16…

…must-see world attractions…

…by National Geographic.

  • 5 hour drive…

…takes us to 5 stops…

…for breathtaking views…

…and 2 of the…

…“most beautiful villages” in Québec…

…L’Anse-Saint-Jean…

…with its covered bridge…

…& Sainte-Rose-du-Nord…

…with its welcoming waterfront.

FUN-fact: The fjord was formed during the last ice age and is the most southerly one in the northern hemisphere.

FUN-travel: Boston to Montreal Cruise – 4th Port – Baie-Comeau, Canada

September 30, 2017 by · Comments Off on FUN-travel: Boston to Montreal Cruise – 4th Port – Baie-Comeau, Canada 

  • Balmy 54 degrees…

…with strong gusts…

…greets us today.

  • Very small town…

…with main claim to fame…

…the paper mill.

  • Pretty much..

…the only thing to do…

…is take a short walk…

…in search of color.

FUN-travel: Boston to Montreal Cruise – 3rd Port – Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

September 28, 2017 by · Comments Off on FUN-travel: Boston to Montreal Cruise – 3rd Port – Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island 

  • Nice leisurely stroll…

…through “just too cute” Victorian town…

…before getting rental car…

…to drive the central coastal loop.

  • Rolling farm fields…

…become thick woods…

…then end with…

…white sand beaches…

…& grassy dunes on the north…

…while the south leads…

…to red clay cliffs.

  • On way back to ship…

…St Dunstan’s Basilica…

…with its twin gothic-style spires.

FUN-fact: This is the island of Anne of Green Gables.

 

FUN-travel: Boston to Montreal Cruise – 2nd Port – Halifax, Nova Scotia

September 28, 2017 by · Comments Off on FUN-travel: Boston to Montreal Cruise – 2nd Port – Halifax, Nova Scotia 

  • Our tour of choice…

…30 minute stroll through town…

…pickup Avis rental car…

…leisurely 25 mile drive…

…to Peggy’s Cove…

…picturesque fishing village…

…with brightly painted wooden buildings…

…and famous red & white lighthouse.

 

FUN-travel: Boston to Montreal Cruise – 1st Port – Bar Harbor, ME

September 28, 2017 by · Comments Off on FUN-travel: Boston to Montreal Cruise – 1st Port – Bar Harbor, ME 

  • No hurricane here!

  • And the last day of summer…

…sizzles with sunshine…

…& temps in the 80’s!

  • Commanding Cadillac Mountain…

…towers high above…

…this charming coastal town…

…surrounded by Acadia National Park.

FUN-fact: Ultra rich built summer mansions referred to as “cottages” but sadly most were destroyed by the fire of 1947.

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