October in progress

 So much to share….

First my cruise was fabulous.   The weather was great, the fun with friends was great, it was a good time all around.  So in no particular order….

Ready to get on my transfer to the ship.

 

The cruise was a 12 day cruise on Celebrity Eclipse going to Maine, Nova Scotia, Quebec and Prince Edward Island.    One of my favorite things to do on a cruise is to go to the upper deck both when leaving and entering into a port.   Departure from Boston did not disappoint.

What’s that bright light in the sky you ask?

We sailed past Boston’s Logan Airport as we left the harbor.

 

Our first port of call, Rockport, Maine.  We ventured into Camden, Maine for a great day of walking around the lovely town full of shops and great places to eat.  

Our room was actually quite spacious

And one could never tire from looking at the view.

There were lighthouses to be seen at each port.

This one was at Peggy’s Cove.   We traveled there after docking in Halifax.

It was worth the trek to get to the views.

Even with all the people, this area is so large, it was not crowded by any means.

The colorful houses are called “Jelly Bean” house because of their bright colors.  More on that later.

These are not small rocks by any means

If there are flowers to be found, you know I will find them.

There are only something like 50 full time residents in Peggy’s Cove.

Next we stopped at the Fairview Cemetery in Halifax

This is where the bodies of the victims of the Titantic were buried.   

The remains of 150 victims of this tragic maritime disaster lie in Halifax.  The White Star Line chartered three ships from Halifax and one from St. John’s to search for the victims.  The bodies were interned in identical graves, with identical head stones and were numbered as they were not able to be identified.  328 bodies were recovered and many were buried at sea.  The remaining were brought to Halifax for burial.   Some, such as  John Jacob Astor, were claimed by their families and taken to their homes for burials.

Over the years, bodies have been identified through DNA (?) and the families have erected the more elaborate head stones.

And the often visited J. Dawson who was NOT the Jack Dawson of the movie Titanic but that doesn’t stop people from thinking otherwise.

Back to Halifax Harbor and a Lobster Roll for lunch

Look at the lady in the chair…..She is knitting

In honor of Canada’s 150 Anniversary, this train car was refurbished and donated to the Canadian Museum of Immigration.

Back on board and we enjoyed our afternoon canopies and champagne.   Afternoon treats appeared each afternoon but not the champagne!

Goodbye Halifax and hello a day at sea…..

At day at sea means we have our first class with Jeannette Douglas of Jeannette Douglas Designs.    What a joy this woman is.   She is so upbeat, so funny, so down to earth and oh so talented.   She created the “East Coast Sampler” to commemorate our trip.  Many of my class companions - there were 99 of us! - had been on other Jeannette Douglas Cruises and have the compliementary sampler, the “West Coast Sampler”.     

Jeannette incorporated the USS Constitution at the top, followed by a forest showing the variety of Canadian trees, a row of “Jelly Bean” houses, the lobster and the crab, flags, the Fleur de lis to represent our stop in Quebec, lighthouses and a whale all of which chronicle our voyage.   One of the stitchers changed the “East Coast” words to “New England Canada” which many of us copied.   I need to get two charms to add to each side of the words.

More to come on our additional stops…..

Thanks for stopping by and keep on stitching.