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| The Oceania M/S Marina in Montreal, 1200 passengers |
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Ship lobby
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Quebec City, Canada
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| Chateau Frontenac, landmark in Upper Town Quebec |
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| Quebec street |
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| Canyoneers |
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| Mesh bridge at St-Anne Canyon, Quebec |
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| The view below |
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| Laurent and Jean-Marie McNicoll, the brothers built 3 bridges |
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| The third and most harrowing bridge crossing |
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The arrow thrown by McNicoll brothers to begin building
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SAGUENAY, CANADA
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| Hike in Saguenay National Park (no Nancy we didn't cross that rope bridge) |
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| Shadowy hikers |
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| As we left the ship to hike, we noted these rides on a float plane... |
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| And returned, enlisted two shipmates to fill the seats and off we went. |
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| The M/S Marina from the sky |
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Coming in to Land
ART CLASSES WITH CUBA NATIVE NOEL SUAREZ, former dancer and current Miami artist |
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| He taught perspective and drawing, with 25 oldsters...10 classes turned into 20+hours. Kept Susan out of trouble. |
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| The obstreperous class. It required patience to keep everyone moving along. Probably worse than kindergarten. |
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| Class culminated in a show, where our creations were displayed. |
CORNER BROOK, CANADA
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| Snow on mountains. Ski season just ended. |
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| Photo hike - buds and bark |
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| Captain Cook's amazingly accurate map |
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| Snow plow up to the task |
SAINT-PIERRE AND MUQUELON, FRANCE!
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| Two tiny islands belong to France, remnants of New France. Population 6080, in the heart of Grand Banks, fishing port. The "mouth of hell" off Saint Pierre has seen 600 shipwrecks. |
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| What it looks like in winter (photo) |
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| A friendly puffin greeted us in town. |
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| Leaving the harbor. |
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| Canyon Ranch at Sea! fitness center, massages and classes |
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| Sydney Harbor, Cape Breton Island, a utilitarian stop. Free WIFI and purchase of local chocolate. Nova Scotia's second largest city. Scottish influence strong in jigs and reels. Coal and steel plants. |
ST JOHN'S, CANADA, capital of Newfoundland and Labrador
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| Met by a Newfie! |
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| Coastal Hike |
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| Town and ship from the top |
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| Signal Hill |
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| With Carole and Roger Frommoltz, from Minnesota, our hiking buddies |
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The only iceberg we saw!
AT SEA 3 DAYS |
Cooking classes with Chef Melanie Moskowitz
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| Chef Melanie |
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| Moroccan chicken pastilla |
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| A highly organized class |
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gazpacho, seafood in cucumber roll, asparagus with salumi, citrus, walnut and fennel
BELFAST, IRELAND |
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| Yellow flowering bushes were visible from the ship |
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| Another rope bridge we did not cross! (Nancy) |
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| Spectacular Giant's Causeway |
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| OSHA not in Ireland. People climbed all over the terraces. |
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| gorgeous beaches and golf courses |
DUBLIN
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| Our guide Neil, introducing us to Oscar Wilde. He recited poems and quotes from Yeats, Joyce, O'Casey, Beckett and Shaw. Also related the difficult history of Ireland, the "troubles", famine, and all. |
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| Dublin homes |
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| Trinity College |
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| Irish stew, guiness and dark bread |
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| Pubbing |
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| Rough Irish Sea. Skipped Wales as we could not dock. Extra day in Dublin. It lasted about 8 hours. |
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| Dublin Harbor |
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| Southhampton Harbor. wow. |
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