On The Road Again

Friday, Sept. 30, Brent & I flew off to NYC where we stayed in Brooklyn for the night before our cruise left on its adventure.  Saturday afternoon we were on board the cruise and ready to set sail.  We left the dock at 5:00 and were on our way to Newport, Rhode Island.  We arrived there early the next morning to partly cloudy skies but we were ready for our adventure.  We took a tour to a mansion home, one of many in the city.  It was a beautiful place called The Elms and was owned at the turn of the 19th century by a coal baron and his family.  The grounds were amazing too, like your own private park.  At the end of the day we boarded the cruise ship an headed off to Boston, MA.

Monday, Oct. 3, we walked the city of Boston along the Freedom Trail with a guide dressed in period clothes.  He brought the Boston Tea Party, Paul Revere's ride and the Declaration of Independence to life and we walked and talked about the various places.  The day was sunny and beautiful.  After we were on board and dinner was over we sailed away to Bar Harbor, Maine.

Tuesday, Oct. 4, was a cold and rainy day.  Brent had to buy himself a better coat to keep dry. Of course I had the umbrella.  After walking the little harbor town in the morning and warming up with hot chocolate, we were on a tour to Acadia National Park.  Beautiful National Park along the Eastern coast with granite cliffs and rocky shores.  Part of our tour was to a Lobster hatchery where we learned how lobster grow, molt, and rules of fishing them - quite interesting.  We were the last tender to motor out to the ship and the waters were very rough!!  I am sure everyone was happy to finally be on board after a very bumpy ride.  Now off to St. John's, New Brunswick.

OOPS!  Oct. 5, first thing in the morning we get a message from the Captain.  There are 40 - 60 MPH winds in Fundy Bay at St. Johns so we cannot go there, so we spent the day at sea watching movies, eating, shopping and generally just laying around in whatever sunshine we could find.

Thursday, Oct. 6, Halifax, Nova Scotia.  Cloudy, ugly looking day and very cold.  We wore layers of clothes to keep us warm.  All the tours were sold out - 6 cruis ships in harbor - so Brent & I walked into town and found a taxi to take us on a tour to Peggy's Cove, a quaint fishing village of about 200 people.  It was very windy there but a lot of fun to see this beautiful spot.  This is a picture of the old lighthouse that is still in use in this area.  Notice the cliffs of granite that surround it. That is me with the blue bag in hand.  When we returned to town, we headed straight back to the cruise ship and warmth.  Tomorrow is our last day and we spend it all at sea before returning to NYC.

Brent & I had a lot of fun together.  Shopped a little, ate a lot even though we said we would not, and viewed the sights.  However, after a week at sea I am ready to return to my own home and my very own bed!