Halifax, Nova Scotia Here is used two sites to find our own tour arrangements. I used this site and Trip Advisor. We located Ryan of Great Earth Expeditions who was great. He arrived at 11:30 to pick up our 12 people and took us to first view the Citadel and gave us a brief history of Halifax. That was followed by a trip to Peggy's Cove, with a short stop on a small lake where we ate a lunch he prepared based on our sandwich requests supplemented with veggies, cheese and local sausage. We then drove 15 minutes to Peggy's Cove for a 45 minute walk about to take pictures and take in the light house. As a watercolor painter, my photos will give me many future watercolors to paint. I did a few sketches on site. Next we drove a little way and stopped for a one hour walk in the bush to the coast through a bush, boggy area that was simply fantastic. Ryan pointed out an Eagle and many types of plants and gave us a geology lesson. On this sunny day, we had a chance to see Nova Scotia as not many tourists. We headed back to the ship and finished about one hour before boarding the ship by walking through Pier 21 where there were some local merchants. 


Halifax

St. John’s, New Brunswick Here again, I used the two sites to locate a local tour group – Freedom Tours, to take us to the Bay of Fundy trail, St. Martins, and the reversing falls. This two was a great trip because Trina our guide, added personal stories and offered suggestions that made the trip interesting. We were amazed at the flow of water by the local paper mill and then after a brief stop for snacks, we went to the Sea Caves in St. Martin. We had a chance walk out and then see about 3 hours later how the caves were we walked were filled with water. The Fundy Trail was a treat we will not forget as we looked over the Bay from far above and took in some local history. The sunny blue skies made for a perfect day. 


Saint John (New Brunswick)

Portland, Maine Our only disappointment was rainy weather here on and off so we canceled our land and sea tour but were sorry we did not do the trolley and instead took the local bus for $5 that allowed you to hope on and off. While I wanted to go the Portland Art Museum to see the Winslow Homer watercolors, they only had oils on display. We also visited the Historic Museum next to the Longfellow House and paid $7 for the History museum, really not much at all and do not recommend the museum by itself. We could not do the Longfellow house due to time. We did visit Remy’s store that was a great find so if you have time it is on the 8A bus that takes you around the city. I feel if the weather was better, this would have been as great as the other two. 


Portland (Maine)

Rooms:  we had an outside room on the 8th deck in the back that gave us quick access to the Tsar's Palace as well as the Garden Buffet.  It was a little tight with the bed on the wall and yet since we were out a lot, was not a big issue.

Norwegian Jewel Cruise September 17 to 14th, 2011



Traveling with 6 couples was a great experience for all of us combining good friends with great scenery.There is a small building at the cruise terminal where crafts are sold by local craftsperson, but we did not fine much for us 

Overall a great trip that we would do again and take in some other areas to tour because these ports have a lot to offer for excursions.

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