Day of Cruising

Day 5 - Day 7:  Cruising

 

 

Halifax

Day 6:  Halifax, Nova Scotia

Good morning Halifax, eh!

Fall colors on the Halifax Harbor shoreline

 

The Drive To Peggy's Cove Is Full Of Fall Colors

 

 

Peggy's Cove

Panoramic of Peggy's Cove Lighthouse and Rocky Shoreline

The ocean flowing into Peggy's Cove

Peggy's Cove - we were told it was small....and it is!

Close-up of the lighthouse

Kim exploring the rocks around the cove

 

The Titanic Artifacts In Halifax

We had no idea of the link between Halifax and the Titanic.  When the Titanic went down in April of 1912, the closest port was Halifax.  The Canadian navy was given orders to recover all MALE, first-class bodies only.  All the other bodies were buried at sea.  209 bodies were recovered, returned to Halifax, and identified by their personal effects.  There is a display of a few items recovered from the wreckage at the time.  The people of Halifax have strong feelings about the wreckage should be left where it is with the prevailing thinking that the only thing you bring back from a ship wreck are the memories......

The only recovered deck chair from the wreckage of the Titanic

Superimposed on a black & white photo of the grand staircase is a recovered piece of the staircase.  You can see an example of where this would have been - one of the panels in the center of the photo.

 

The final excursion of a great trip

   

 

Saint John

St John, New Brunswick

 

 

We agreed that today was a "nice day."  Unlike our adventures in Boston, Portland, and Bar Harbor which were sensational & spectacular.  Nothing wrong with the day....we saw colors in our travels around the area, but nothing as spectacular as the first three stops.  And the stops were interesting, but nothing of the "WOW" caliber that many of our previous stops had been.  Crisp temps in the mid-to-upper 40s all day.  We stopped at the Bay of Fundy & Reversing Falls, but while we could see the beginnings of the reversing water flow, it was still generally in the same direction.  So I've left the preview video at the bottom of the page to indicate the significance of this unusual tidal flow.  Tomorrow is a day at sea before one final stop on Friday in Halifax.

The Harbor

St. Martin's Leaves

Covered Bridge Amid Fall Colors

Two Covered Bridges In ONE SHOT - A Rare Photographic Opportunity

The Caves

Close-Up: The Caves

Especially Thick & Meaty "Clam Chow-dah" At The Caves Restaurant

Split Rock

The Rapids & Tidal Pools At Reversing Falls

Photo Op At Reversing Falls of Bay of Fundy

 

 

Bay of Fundy & Reversing Falls

   

Bar Harbor

Day 3:  Bar Harbor, Maine

Acadia National Park & Cadillac Mountain

 

Thunder Hole

 

 

The Meadow

 

Precipice Trail

 

Beautiful Fall Colors

 

 

Jordan Pond

 

 

 

Beaver "Condos"

 

Lobster Bake For Lunch

 

Cadillac Mountain Summit

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portland

Day 2:  Portland, Maine

Yes, when we left for our tour of the lighthouses of Maine today it was 29 degrees outside and we were warned to be careful as we went down the gangplank as there was ICE!  Check it out!

 

Light Houses of Maine Excursion

Falmouth Neck Neighborhood

Bug Light Lighthouse

Spring Point Lighthouse

Portland Head Lighthouse

The Portland Head Lighthouse was originally built with funds appropriated by President Washington in 1791!  Another interesting fact - which helps explain the following multiple pictures of this lighthouse - is that it is the MOST photographed lighthouse in the world....and I can attest to that fact as there were many angles that were as unique as the previous.  Here are the best of my many shots......

Rams Ledge Lighthouse

The Brilliance of the Seas