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Welcome to my travel journal featuring people, places, and food. I write to remember and to share my vacation experiences.
My hope is that my travel opportunities will encourage you to make wonderful travel memories of your own.
There are two ways to find a trip: Links at top of the page or under the Categories menu. Note that there may be more than one trip under certain categories.
Note: All of the posts for each trip are in reverse chronological order.
Sailing Back on the St. Lawrence River
Monday, August 10, 2026 We had to move our clocks forward last night, so I didn’t roll out of bed until about 8:00. When I went for coffee, I found our disembarkation papers for Boston in the mailbox.🙁 I also found a maintenance notice that said the water would be turned off from 1:00 to…
Keep readingReturn to Quebec City, Quebec
Sunday, August 9, 2026 We had an early 7:00 arrival today with a chance of rain. We had a room service breakfast so we could avoid the crowds who would be eating in the Lido to get off the ship early. Caught the free shuttle to Old Town about 9:30. After walking in a different…
Keep readingMontreal, Quebec
Saturday, August 8, 2026 The disembarkation process started at 7:15 with the Cruise Director announcing that people who were able take all of their own luggage off the ship could start making their way to the gangway. The room stewards were already hard at work cleaning these vacated cabins to make them ready for the…
Keep readingQuebec City, Quebec, Canada
Friday, August 7, 2026 We moved the clocks back one hour which is always nice. When I went for coffee, I found our in-transit letter for Montreal in our mailbox. I was surprised that there would be no meeting with Customs officials. Our experience has always been that even in-transit guests have to meet with…
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