NY, NE, NB, PE, & NS
NY, NE, NB, PE, & NS
Day 1
Day 01 - October 12, 2011 - Wednesday - Delta Flight Detroit-Albany
We woke up to a beautiful Indian Summer day on Palmer Divide. The next week is supposed to be sunny and dry and it was 38° this morning. It made us wonder why we were leaving Colorful Colorado....
Day 2
Day 02 - October 13, 2011 - Thursday - Drive by way of Bennington and Brattleboro, Vermont; Concord and Portsmouth, NH; Kennebunkport and to Portland, ME
After a light breakfast at the Comfort Inn we were ready to leave Albany at 8:00 along with all of the other morning commuters....
Day 3
Day 03 - October 14, 2011 - Friday - Drive US Route 1 Up The Coast to Machias, ME
Our alarm went off at 7:00 and we were up, showered, and packed for the road at 7:45. We joined Judy in her kitchen for muffins, fruit, and coffee.
Judy gave...
Day 4
Day 04 - October 15, 2011 - Saturday - Drive to Saint John, NB, Canada
The sun woke us up this morning – imagine our pleasure to see a clear morning sunrise! It was windy with the temperature 58° and the humidity was 82%.
Breakfast was not included in our...
Day 5
Day 05 - October 16, 2011 - Sunday - Drive to Charlottetown, PEI, Canada
We both woke up an hour before the alarm went off giving us a head start on the day. The breakfast room at the Comfort Inn was tiny and at 7:00 am it was packed. We...
Day 6
Day 06 - October 17, 2011 - Monday - Drive to Sydney, Cape Breton Island, NS, CA
The Monday morning sun comes up late in Charlottetown, but we were up at 6:15. We had breakfast in the hotel dining room and watched two young men fight with the waffle machines...
Day 7
Day 07 - October 18, 2011 - Tuesday – Exploring Cape Breton Island: Louisbourg and Cape Breton Highlands National Park
Today was our day to explore Cape Breton Island. We left the hotel at 7:36 and looked for a place to take a panorama of the river in the bright...
Day 8
Day 08 - October 19, 2011 - Wednesday - Drive to Halifax and Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
We were up and ready to check out of the hotel at 7:45. It had rained most of the night but the sun was trying to shine through a few clouds. We...
Day 9
Day 09 - October 20, 2011 - Thursday - Drive to Portland, Maine
Today was a travel day. We knew when we woke up it was going to be a dark day. It rained all night and it was still pouring when we left the hotel at 7:50. This was...
Day 10
Day 10 - Friday, October 21, 2011 - Drive to Albany, NY; Meet Eduardo at the Rensselaer AmTrak Station;
We woke up to a beautiful day in Maine. It was cool and crisp, 54° and 65% humidity as we left the Comfort Inn at 8:15.
We paid our first toll...
Day 11
Day 11 - October 22, 2011 - Saturday - Albany, NY; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Homecoming Game, East Campus Athletic Village
Today was a family day for us. We went to the 76 Diner in Latham for breakfast and then took a short drive over the Hudson River to visit the...
Day 12
Day 12 - October 23, 2011 - Sunday – Albany, Detroit, Denver; Delta Flights Home
It was dark and cold (43°) taking our son Eduardo to the Albany/Rensselaer AmTrak station at 7:15. After saying good-by we went back to the hotel, showered, had a bite to eat, and checked out...
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Day 18: Mediterranean Navigation
Day 18 - Wednesday, March 19, 2025 – Disembark Ship & Return to USA
It was a dark and rainy morning when we put our luggage outside of our cabin door at 4:15. We met three of our fellow passengers also on the same flight...
