Monthly Archives: July 2015

Now this is getting remote … Corner Brook is a small settlement on the wild west coast of the island of Newfoundland. As we cruised in, in the middle of summer, snow lay on the hills nearby … … pretty … Continue reading →

At school we heard a bit about the St Lawrence River. We know it’s one of the biggest and most important in the world. But sailing on it gives a new perspective. The scale of it is just amazing. It’s … Continue reading →

Don’t worry, we’d never herd of it either until it popped up on our itinerary … So … it was the second oldest (after Quebec) settlement in “New France”, on the St Lawrence River about half way between Montreal and Quebec, … Continue reading →

After Quebec, Montreal can’t really compete (if you’re a tourist). It’s a bigger, bustling, commercial city. Attractive enough, but without the very French pizzazz of Quebec. We docked right beside the historic old city … … and walked. Things were … Continue reading →

We came up on deck on a beautiful morning to be greeted by this … … the “most photographed hotel in the world” …??? Fairmont’s le Chateau Frontenac … (We walked inside it later, along with hundreds of other sticky … Continue reading →

The blurb says it’s the fourth longest fjord in the world. It took nearly 5 hours to sail it’s length each way. In the winter it freezes over and the locals drive out and go ice fishing on it! We … Continue reading →

This turned out to be the first port where we thought the poor weather spoilt the show a bit. It must just be the most fabulous place to see in the sunshine … Prince Edward Island is just beautiful, and … Continue reading →

Obvoiusly we had a curiosity about this stop … but, hmmmm, this is not quite the Sydney we know. Formerly a big centre for coal mining and shipping, just 30,000 population, bashed around by VERY harsh winters … bleak … … Continue reading →

The good weather couldn’t last forever. We crawled into the very large harbour at Halifax. Guarded by an old fort. The French and British slugged it out in these parts! A pleasant walk along the harbourfront boardwalk to pick up … Continue reading →

We were welcomed to Saint John by these chaps catching a few early morning rays … We didn’t see the city. It looked a bit industrial, with churches. We hired a car and set off for St Martins. Along the … Continue reading →