For my 25th birthday, Gali surprised me with a weekend get-away to Cowansville. Cowansville is a town in the Eastern Townships, about an hour south of Montreal close to the US border. We left Friday afternoon after Gali conquered her second med-school exam and happily escaped the city before rush-hour. The drive was pretty as we caught the last week of autumn colours and pretty short. We stayed at a beautiful B&B that Gali found called Le Clos Dauphinais. The owner Johanne was very sweet, helpful and accommodating. She also prepared a delicious breakfast on both Saturday and Sunday. Friday evening we walked around Bromont, went to the outlets there (obviously) and then grabbed a drink at a micro-brewery Le Brouemont (tasty!) before heading to La Perouse for dinner. It was delicious but expensive, much better ... read more

The cruise left from Boston and was supposed to be 6 days with 4 days on the ship and 2 and a half days docked in Bermuda. Thanks to Tropical Storm Colin, our arrival in Bermuda was delayed by a day but the ship took a wider route to get to the island and completely bypassed the storm so we had nothing but blue skies. On the return from Bermuda to Boston the weather wasn’t so accommodating with rain, wind and cloudy skies, but the sun did manage to peek out a few times. The days at sea were spent relaxing on the deck, reading, people watching and drinking. Once the boat docked at the Naval Dockyard in Bermuda we disembarked and took a ferry to St. George. We explored St. George, went inside the Crystal ... read more

Two weeks of driving on unmarked, curvy and one way streets made for some long detours and drives. The highways were perfect though, much better than our roads in Quebec.... read more

The final drive.... read more

Best news of the trip - Dr. Grunbaum!!!! Gali got into medical school.... read more