Our big fall trip in 2026 started with a San Francisco Bay cruise and then took us to Montreal, Québec City, and onto the Pearl Mist for their Fall Foliage Canada and New England cruise down the St. Lawrence River, the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and the Gulf of Maine, disembarking in Portland, Maine, where we stayed a couple of nights before flying home from Boston. There was an unexpected conclusion.
| Sep 26 |
A lovely cruise with the Pacific Whale Foundation, plus bonus birds on land |
| Sep 27 |
Technically Correct on Both Sides |
| Sep 28 |
A Non-Touristy Walking Tour |
| Sep 29 |
Less walking, more tasting |
| Sep 30 |
A little walking, a lot of riding |
| Oct 1 |
A walking tour of Old Québec City |
| Oct 2 |
Goats, no rodeo |
| Oct 3 |
An early embarkation on the Pearl Mist |
| Oct 4 |
A visit to Saguenay Fjord |
| Oct 5 |
We catch a break in the weather |
| Oct 6 |
Gaspé – last stop in Québec |
| Oct 7 |
Sailing along |
| Oct 8 |
Charlottetown, PEI – small place, big fun |
| Oct 9 |
Pictou, Nova Scotia |
| Oct 10 |
Halifax, NS – so many photos, so little time to write about them! |
| Oct 11 |
Lunenburg and Mahone Bay |
| Oct 12 |
Docked! |
| Oct 13 |
Crash and Bean |
| Oct 14 |
Better weather, more energy |
| Oct 15 |
A little more Longfellow, and then off to Boston! |
| Oct 18 |
Kids, get your damn flu shot! |