November 3, 2008

Hello:

November 3, 2008, saw Mike O'Prey ( my regular driver for shore excursions ) and I on our last cruise ship excursion, for the Airporter 2008,Inc., for the 2008 cruise excursion season. The sun was shining brightly for the most part, but it was very cool, especially in the wind. Our guests greeted us warmly ( all 22 of them ) and their happy attitude truly made our day and kept Mike & I warm in spite of the chilly November temperature. Oh yes, it was windy too!
The tour was for the Princess Cruise Line ( Sea Princess, 777 passengers ) and included historical Halifax, a one hour visit to the Halifax Citadel and a walk through the Public Gardens.

As this was our last tour for the season, I did my regular " tour & talk " in the Citadel's "ditch" ( no it is not a moat ), my show and tell outlines just how this fortress was a weapon of mass destruction a-la-1825. I always preceed this "down in the ditch" segment by pointing out the powder magazine, cafe, gift shop, washrooms, and museums etc., for those who do not want to walk down the sallyport to the ditch.

Our gardens walk, we had high winds, low temperature, few flowers ( the gardens will be closing in a few days and the gardeners are getting everything ready for the spring ) and lots of ducks looking for a hand-out. As always, the true beauty of this shines through in spite of anything.

Following this last excursion, Ann & I headed out for Maine, Ann's Vacation really and our anniversary month (44 years Nov 21). Briefly, we visited Belfast for two days and the Portland area for another two before we were home-ward bound. Weather-wise we had warm ( in the 60's ) weather with sun for two days and rain for the last two.

A heads-up for 2009, with input from both my daughter Karen and driver Mike Blue Diamond will be offering some innovative and exciting excursions for 2009. Look for announcements in the coming months.

Soon I expect new snap-shots to be posted with subjects randing fron Oreo cows, to beaches in fog and sun and much more - be sure to look for them soon.
Till next
Cheers
Bob