The Cruise
I will have to post this separately, as it will be too long. I kept a journal and will hit the highlights of the cruise here.
My mom and I planned a cruise since last year, and eventually decided to go on a tour with J&T Tours from Blackville, which was a 2 day bus trip from Miramichi to Baltimore Maryland, and a 9 night Western Caibbean Cruise, followed by another 2 day bus trip home. We left here on Wednesday, May 10th, at 06:30 hrs.
May 10, 2006
We left the Wharf Inn at 06:30, in a brand new Can-Am bus. We picked up Joan (The J from J&T) in Blackville along with about 8 others. Then stopped in upper Blackville to pick up Troy and his wife (the T from J&T). Our last stop was in Doaktown, to pick up one passenger. We stopped for a coffee break in Fredericton, and crossed the border at 11:00; we then turned back the clock one hour. Had lunch at Applebees in Bangor- 12:15- 13:15, and had afternoon break at a rest stop close to Portland. It rained and misted all day. We went through a slice of new Hampshire (just a little corner) and then arrived at Chelmsford Mass for the first night at 17:30. The Grand Round is in the courtyard of the Hotel (Best Western), where we had supper. After supper, Mom and I walked for a bit to explere and exercise, and lo and behold, we found a mall. The Kohl's department store was great- they had 60% off Jewellry and Wednesday was senior's day, for another 15% off- Mom got gold hoop earrins for $8.00, regular $30.00, and i got two costume jewellry bracelets for less than that. Settled into bed early for an early wake-up call.
Day 2
Woke at 06:00, had continental breakfast at the hotel, and were all on the bus before departure time of 07:30. One of our group, feeling very unwell, decided she had to come home. Made arrangeements to leave, and we all said goodbye. Travelled through Connecticut, New York, and into New Jersey, where we stopped for dinner at TGI Fridays. Great tour directors had called ahead and they were waiting for us (at all stops)- 41 people in and out in an hour. Back on the bus, and drove through Delaware, and then into Maryland. Arrived in Baltimore at 18:10, at the Fairfield Inn. It had been raining all day, and right after we checked in a thunder and Lightening storm started, and there were Toranado warnings for the area. We went to a mall complex on the bus that we could have walked to -it was across the street- but the weather was threatening so we bussed. Ate at a Chinese buffet, and then went to the dollar store where we purchased straw hats that we used on the cruise. There was no TV that night - no signal due to the storm, so we made an early night of it.
Day 3
Slept a lttle later- wake-up call at 06:45. Had great continental breakfast, and then on the bus by 08:30. drove through baltimore to the convention Center where our tour guide joined us- Marty, a spry 75 year old former New York Teacher, who moved 10 years before to Baltimore.
He gave us much history (including Baltomore was the site of the first casualties of the civil war) and that Maryland had armies fighting on both sides of the civil war. One point of interest- many of the apartment buildings and condos, due to lack of space, had erected patios on their roofs- they were mostly lumber and look like the ones we see here in backyards eveywhere, with barbecues and tables with umbrellas, etc.
He took us through the Johns Hopkins University (blocks of buildings) and then stopped at the main hospital site, whee there is a statue of Christ hewn from one block of marble. We were able to go in and see, but it is a working hospital so we just went through the front entrance into the lobby. The picture of the statue and mom and I are on the right side of the blog.
We went to the Inner Harbor for dinner and then on the bus to the boat at 13:00.
We waited in line for over an hour at the terminal, and walked the gangplank to the boat at 14:40. To be continued.
My mom and I planned a cruise since last year, and eventually decided to go on a tour with J&T Tours from Blackville, which was a 2 day bus trip from Miramichi to Baltimore Maryland, and a 9 night Western Caibbean Cruise, followed by another 2 day bus trip home. We left here on Wednesday, May 10th, at 06:30 hrs.
May 10, 2006
We left the Wharf Inn at 06:30, in a brand new Can-Am bus. We picked up Joan (The J from J&T) in Blackville along with about 8 others. Then stopped in upper Blackville to pick up Troy and his wife (the T from J&T). Our last stop was in Doaktown, to pick up one passenger. We stopped for a coffee break in Fredericton, and crossed the border at 11:00; we then turned back the clock one hour. Had lunch at Applebees in Bangor- 12:15- 13:15, and had afternoon break at a rest stop close to Portland. It rained and misted all day. We went through a slice of new Hampshire (just a little corner) and then arrived at Chelmsford Mass for the first night at 17:30. The Grand Round is in the courtyard of the Hotel (Best Western), where we had supper. After supper, Mom and I walked for a bit to explere and exercise, and lo and behold, we found a mall. The Kohl's department store was great- they had 60% off Jewellry and Wednesday was senior's day, for another 15% off- Mom got gold hoop earrins for $8.00, regular $30.00, and i got two costume jewellry bracelets for less than that. Settled into bed early for an early wake-up call.
Day 2
Woke at 06:00, had continental breakfast at the hotel, and were all on the bus before departure time of 07:30. One of our group, feeling very unwell, decided she had to come home. Made arrangeements to leave, and we all said goodbye. Travelled through Connecticut, New York, and into New Jersey, where we stopped for dinner at TGI Fridays. Great tour directors had called ahead and they were waiting for us (at all stops)- 41 people in and out in an hour. Back on the bus, and drove through Delaware, and then into Maryland. Arrived in Baltimore at 18:10, at the Fairfield Inn. It had been raining all day, and right after we checked in a thunder and Lightening storm started, and there were Toranado warnings for the area. We went to a mall complex on the bus that we could have walked to -it was across the street- but the weather was threatening so we bussed. Ate at a Chinese buffet, and then went to the dollar store where we purchased straw hats that we used on the cruise. There was no TV that night - no signal due to the storm, so we made an early night of it.
Day 3
Slept a lttle later- wake-up call at 06:45. Had great continental breakfast, and then on the bus by 08:30. drove through baltimore to the convention Center where our tour guide joined us- Marty, a spry 75 year old former New York Teacher, who moved 10 years before to Baltimore.
He gave us much history (including Baltomore was the site of the first casualties of the civil war) and that Maryland had armies fighting on both sides of the civil war. One point of interest- many of the apartment buildings and condos, due to lack of space, had erected patios on their roofs- they were mostly lumber and look like the ones we see here in backyards eveywhere, with barbecues and tables with umbrellas, etc.
He took us through the Johns Hopkins University (blocks of buildings) and then stopped at the main hospital site, whee there is a statue of Christ hewn from one block of marble. We were able to go in and see, but it is a working hospital so we just went through the front entrance into the lobby. The picture of the statue and mom and I are on the right side of the blog.
We went to the Inner Harbor for dinner and then on the bus to the boat at 13:00.
We waited in line for over an hour at the terminal, and walked the gangplank to the boat at 14:40. To be continued.
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