We were finally able to go on our New England cruise.
Originally scheduled for October 2019.
Our cruise took place right after Hurricane Ian.
Like days.
We flew into Newark Airport.
This is Fred standing onboard with New York in the background.
Statue of Liberty as we cruised out of port.
Because of wind and waves that reached 26 feet during the night,
we were unable to disembark to Newport, Rhode Island.
This is the second day in Portland, Maine.
I think our ship was pretty homely.
This is on the tour bus for our excursion. 
We did the same for them, of course.
The first sighting of fall colors. We were actually a little early this year.
Next day was Portland, Maine. Definitely my favorite port.
Kennebunkport is where the Bush family has a commune pretty much.
We walked around and got some clam chowder at a little neighborhood grocery store.
We didn't have a whole lot of time and most of the restaurants were SO EXPENSIVE.
The soup was really good.
I took all of these pictures actually for Jess. I thought she could maybe get inspiration for future Halloween decorations. Halloween is Evan's favorite holiday and Jess decorates for his benefit. Halloween is not her favorite holiday.
Now we are in Bar Harbor, Maine. This is a mansion built by the Campbell Soup family.
A little trivia.
This port was so colorful. This is the destination I would love to come back to.
It was said on the tour that back in the 50s you would find 80% of the US wealthy in
Bar Harbor for the summer.
We were able to take a tour with only 14 people to the Acadia National Park.
I learned a lot about Maine. There are over 4,000 islands in Maine.
Over 3,500 miles of coastline. More than California.
I took a few photos of forest/foliage.
This was about as colorful as we found - just too early.
One of the coastal highlights is Thunder Hole, a small inlet carved out of the granite rocks. If the tidal conditions are just right, the waves will rush into the cavern below and violently spew out as high as 40 feet with thunderous roar.
Saint John, Bay of Fundy excursion was a hop on hop off bus.
We had these cute Red Hat Society ladies aboard.
I was surprised how rundown everything was here. It's like no one does
any upkeep on their homes. Same for the business buildings.
This was a super cool thing to witness.
It's the Reversing Falls Rapids Lookout Point near the bridge in Fallsview Park.
The incoming tide from the Atlantic Ocean causes the river to reverse its flow twice a day
Now we are in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It was a much cuter town,
but still a lot of rundown homes and buildings.
Fast Food at it's finest.
Our last day was our bus tour to Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia. It is one of the busiest tourist attractions in the province and is a prime attraction on the Lighthouse Trail scenic drive.
We ate at "the" only restaraunt and got lobster chowder. Yummy!
We have been home almost two months since our cruise. I am losing my enthusiasm for blogging, but I can't quite give it up because it's my journaling. We did have a good time. We were disappointed that we didn't see the Fall colors that we were hoping and expecting. We did see a lot of beautiful country in the US and Canada. Met a few nice people along the way. We're just so grateful we are able to take trips like this.
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