At this time of the year sunrise should be getting a little later each day but by moving east both sunrise and sunset are gradually getting earlier. While we were preparing to leave at dawn, the lobstermen were just coming back after a night in the bay. I was really amazed that we were able…

Today I did hear the alarm, although it wasn’t very loud. As the room is arranged the IPAD is in the opposite corner of the room and in a tote bag, and I haven’t heard it very well. The sun came up on the opposite side of the river from us but was very beautiful.…

Once again the alarm did not wake me but I was up at 5:30 and rewarded with a lovely sunrise at 5:45. We were tucked in quite tightly between some tugboats on the shore side and the 2 ACL ships on the bay side but at 7:00 the bow thruster pushed us squarely away from…

Either my IPAD alarm failed or I slept through it but I slept until 6:45, and the lounge was quite busy when I got up for coffee. Passengers who did not book the early arrival package arrived mid-day and there was no real activity in the afternoon. After our first onboard breakfast there was a…

I left the hotel for a walk soon after 5. Sunrise was officially 5:42 and I was out in plenty of time but did not actually catch a glimpse of the sun for several more minute due to all the buildings in the area. While on my walk I also looked at possibilities for a…

I set my alarm for 5AM, leaving a generous allowance for the final stages of packing (last minute meds and computer items) and left my house about 6:10 for the 150 yard walk to my local bus stop. The pace of activity seems to have slowed for the summer. The express bus to Baltimore usually…

I’m down to just a few last minute items to go in my bag and I’ll be off first thing in the morning. Wednesday, August 12 will be Amtrak to Boston, and I’ll board the Grande Caribe Thursday evening, disembarking on August 23 in Saint John, NB then on to Montreal by train and back…