We slept well and the four of us went out in our quest for Dunkin Donuts. We’d been foiled in our quest for these stateside treats in Montreal when the Dunkin Donuts in the underground mall had not been open that early on a weekend morning, and we wound up being foiled again at the end of our trip in New York. We simply couldn’t find it this time. We strolled by the outdoor filming of a segment of “The Today Show” and one guy strolled up to us, appearing to be associated with the show, and offering a cold weather wool cap to Sharon “just because…” Well, it turned out that he wasn’t associated with the show at all and was panhandling money for some veteran’s charity. We finally gave up on the Dunkin Donuts ... read more

We took our time getting out of bed, headed to the Lido as has been our norm. I grabbed a couple of those petite bowls of Swiss muesli and Sharon had some French Toast. It was past nine before we met up with Erin and Dennis in the atrium of the lower promenade that we shared with them; only, we were forward near the bow and they were aft looking backwards off the stern. This gave them a longer walk to the forward atrium. It took a bit of a wait catching an elevator down to the A-Deck to catch a tender. The line was a confused jumble of people heading out the starboard side. Most people in line had their color coded tender tickets; which, they needed to have previously requested. Only after all of ... read more

We arrived in Boston and again the Rain Gods appeared to be threatening, but at least the pervasive fog of Bar Harbor had relented. I had some more Swiss muesli for breakfast, and Sharon had some French Toast. We were seated in a sort of enclosed enclave of the Lido, I’m not sure but that might be where those dining in the Canaletto dine. There was one gentleman seated by himself at the window when the steward asked him if he could get him anything else, after having poured him some hot coffee. “Well yes he said, “I would like one of those croissants; but not from this side because someone was going through and touching all of them, you’ll have to go around to the far side.” And the steward obligingly started off to do ... read more

This morning Sharon and I rushed up to the Lido for breakfast. I got a couple of their modernistic demitasse cups of Swiss Muesli. Sharon had the French Toast. She had looked for a tour for us to take out to Peggy’s Cove, but was unable to come to a consensus with Erin and Dennis. Dennis wanted to see the museum and the Citadel. We finally decided just to “wing it” on shore. We passed a string of taxis to make our way to the HOHO; but, determined that they don’t get out to Peggy’s Cove. The tour price for Peggy’s Cove was about $100 per person (US dollars) and the taxi ride out there was $150 (Canadian) for 3 hours. That’s what we decided to do after verifying that the cab driver would accept a ... read more

This morning we returned to the “Land of Anne of Green Gables”. I made sure a spelled “Anne” with an “E” because it is “Shirley” the way that she would have wanted it; and, certainly the way that Sharon would have insisted on it. Once upon a time when she was a “Casey”, “Anne” (with an “E”) was her middle name. To this day she insists that that is the proper spelling. We didn’t rise in time to check out the magnificent red soil on the shores of Prince Edward Island. We did catch breakfast in the Lido and I settled for scrambled eggs and patty sausage because that was the quickest. I’ll have to search for the muesli when I have the time to walk all around the Lido. Sharon partook of a waffle. Back ... read more