Hurricane Dorian was on our back 2019/Carlos Pueblo
The Captain announced to skip the next two stops at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island and Saguenay, La Baie due to the Hurricaine Dorian was on our back after leaving Sydney, Cape Breton Island. Therefore, there were two sea days before arriving Quebec City a day earlier. I always enjoy the cruise on sea day because that I have had more opportunity to visit most of my beloved adopted daughters on board. There are about 350 of them among all ships on this cruise liner and about half of them are from this particular ship Dawn which I have been 6 times in two years. Going on cruise is like coming home.
I wake up early every morning and get my oat meal and drinks at the 24 hours restaurant, O'Sheehan's Restaurant on deck 8 mid-ship. The male waiters are still from a previous night shift; therefore, I change my habit going directly to the Garden Cafe on deck 12th to meet my daughters, from the top of the manager called MD, Matre d'hotel, to the junior waitress. Imelda is one of the three MD on the ship assigned to this restaurant who is one of my favorite daughter. She is very charming and kind like a battalion commander while she manages a busy restaurant. She is in charge of the Cafe for the breakfast and for the dinner while another two MD come to release her at lunch, Clarita of the largest Restaurant the Venetian and Ramon of the second largest restaurant Aqua. All three are two and half stripes officers. They all have two or three assistant MD to assist them while on duty. Ramon is always in charge of scheduling 350 restaurant staff every week. Clarita is going to a brand new ship Encore in Europe in October on her maid voyage to NYC with a big group of staff from this ship.
I go to a Mexican Los Lobos Restaurant to seek an opportunity to play bridge in the morning. The ship makes it available for passengers to use the empty restaurants before 4:30 pm for any kinds of usage such as a view of the ocean in the lovely Venetian Restaurant window seats, etc. I also go to the golf simulator by the pedestrian path on deck 12 afterward. I am very good now to hit the small ball straight with a good crispy sound and no slide. The atrium on deck 7th is the activity center of the ship. I have been wondering around this area during sea days. I can visit Marcy at the Cruise Next stand, Charlene at the restaurant reservation desk and many others for a hi for several times in a day. I can also go to the ship casino on deck 6th to visit some other daughters even though I don't believe gambling.
At night, the Garden Cafe is less crowded and Imelda can find me sitting alone with a kind chat which makes me very happy. On this trip, I brought up some formal dress to wear. I would come up to restaurants to visit daughters and take photos with them to show my formality and respect to their kindness and friendship. I go to piano bars to listen some performance at night and sometimes I would request one or two popular hits.
Thursday, October 31, 2019
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
颶風多蓮緊隨船後2019/莊峻華
颶風多蓮緊隨船後2019/莊峻華
郵輪旅行前，氣象報告，颶風多蓮已在百慕達形成，但船機票已訂妥，無法更改，只好聽天由命，倖巧船上網路局限，新聞不易取得，當然我也不看房間有線電視，一直到新蘇格蘭雪黎港後，船長通知航程取消兩站，直奔魁北克市，因颶風多蓮尾隨在船尾，為船安全前起見，早日離開風圈，提早一日抵達終點港，因此，我們有連續兩海上日。
郵輪旅行中之海上日，也是多彩多姿，我在船上認收許多美麗之義女，也結識許多年輕職員，非常親切，就像家人一般，海上日，我可以更多機會，分別拜望她們。這次，她們勤務有調動，我較少光臨第八層甲板之整日餐廳，直奔第十二層甲板之花園自助餐廳，因為愛女伊美妲是餐廳之經理，早晚餐常駐，中餐則由另外一位愛女，克拉莉妲來幫忙，她也是七層大餐廳之經理，兩位都是兩線半階級制服，穿海軍官階，十分美麗，她們都需要在船上服務十五年以上，從助理侍者，侍者，帶位，助理經理，到經理職位。我的早餐僅是麥粥，和一大盤水果，西瓜，鳳梨，哈密瓜，和蘋果等，實在不利糖尿病。早餐後，我尋視十二層墨西哥餐廳，看是否有橋牌局，結果沒有，於是我到甲板外步行徑旁，高爾父練習場，打上一百桿，越來越滿意。
平常我都四處逛，包括七層中之大廳，瑪西是船票優待劵之代理，我認識她幾近四年，從珠寶號開始，好幾艘船，也是美麗甜蜜愛女，服務櫃台旁，有餐廳預約站，這些職員大多數是各餐廳帶位招待，很多都是我的愛女，我約有三百五十位愛女，在這家郵輪公司之多艘郵輪，其中這艘最多，公司將她們輪調各方，因此，我幾乎每上船，都可以遇上愛女，或是她們之好友，例如，她們通知我，經理克拉莉妲，在十月將帶領一匹人，到倫敦接新船再唱號，我之期待是再會無期。海上日，睹場開放幾乎終日，我在睹場，也有愛女，一對南非詹巴威小主管夫婦，也是愛女，一位越南帶位美女，我在多艘郵輪，經常遇到，寶玉號，珍珠號，極樂號，和此艘黎明號，名端，姓似伍。
一日中午，伊美妲來墨西哥洛伯餐廳通知，她餐廳有烤乳豬，有我敢吃之豬頭，我大概是極少數乘客中，膽敢公開食用豬頭，標新立異，後來發現胃腸不適，食後常泄痢，而且豬頭飲酒，對糖尿病藥劑有妨礙，以後需要謹慎。晚上節目更多，就是愛女們忙碌不堪，帶位愛女，總是固守崗位，我路過打聖招呼，已經心滿意足，一日我待爭取她們同意，將這些如花似玉之親切姑娘相片，隨附在我之部落格，我現在已有全球讀者，也讓大家分享我之愉快。
郵輪旅行前，氣象報告，颶風多蓮已在百慕達形成，但船機票已訂妥，無法更改，只好聽天由命，倖巧船上網路局限，新聞不易取得，當然我也不看房間有線電視，一直到新蘇格蘭雪黎港後，船長通知航程取消兩站，直奔魁北克市，因颶風多蓮尾隨在船尾，為船安全前起見，早日離開風圈，提早一日抵達終點港，因此，我們有連續兩海上日。
郵輪旅行中之海上日，也是多彩多姿，我在船上認收許多美麗之義女，也結識許多年輕職員，非常親切，就像家人一般，海上日，我可以更多機會，分別拜望她們。這次，她們勤務有調動，我較少光臨第八層甲板之整日餐廳，直奔第十二層甲板之花園自助餐廳，因為愛女伊美妲是餐廳之經理，早晚餐常駐，中餐則由另外一位愛女，克拉莉妲來幫忙，她也是七層大餐廳之經理，兩位都是兩線半階級制服，穿海軍官階，十分美麗，她們都需要在船上服務十五年以上，從助理侍者，侍者，帶位，助理經理，到經理職位。我的早餐僅是麥粥，和一大盤水果，西瓜，鳳梨，哈密瓜，和蘋果等，實在不利糖尿病。早餐後，我尋視十二層墨西哥餐廳，看是否有橋牌局，結果沒有，於是我到甲板外步行徑旁，高爾父練習場，打上一百桿，越來越滿意。
平常我都四處逛，包括七層中之大廳，瑪西是船票優待劵之代理，我認識她幾近四年，從珠寶號開始，好幾艘船，也是美麗甜蜜愛女，服務櫃台旁，有餐廳預約站，這些職員大多數是各餐廳帶位招待，很多都是我的愛女，我約有三百五十位愛女，在這家郵輪公司之多艘郵輪，其中這艘最多，公司將她們輪調各方，因此，我幾乎每上船，都可以遇上愛女，或是她們之好友，例如，她們通知我，經理克拉莉妲，在十月將帶領一匹人，到倫敦接新船再唱號，我之期待是再會無期。海上日，睹場開放幾乎終日，我在睹場，也有愛女，一對南非詹巴威小主管夫婦，也是愛女，一位越南帶位美女，我在多艘郵輪，經常遇到，寶玉號，珍珠號，極樂號，和此艘黎明號，名端，姓似伍。
一日中午，伊美妲來墨西哥洛伯餐廳通知，她餐廳有烤乳豬，有我敢吃之豬頭，我大概是極少數乘客中，膽敢公開食用豬頭，標新立異，後來發現胃腸不適，食後常泄痢，而且豬頭飲酒，對糖尿病藥劑有妨礙，以後需要謹慎。晚上節目更多，就是愛女們忙碌不堪，帶位愛女，總是固守崗位，我路過打聖招呼，已經心滿意足，一日我待爭取她們同意，將這些如花似玉之親切姑娘相片，隨附在我之部落格，我現在已有全球讀者，也讓大家分享我之愉快。
Visiting Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada 2019/Carlos Pueblo
Visiting Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada 2019/Carlos Pueblo
Sydney is on another part of Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Island, even more eastward than St. John, New Brunswick. I have been through this Canadian Maritime Provinces twice and can't recall any memory of being here. It is because that I attempt to find a rail road station to connect the Great Trans Canadian Rail Road which now I believe starts at St. John, NB, Canada. It may be due to the sea strait separate the Island from the Continent. On this visit, I did try to find a rail road station yet in vain. I did visit two parts of the old settlement along with the harbor walk, on the Wentworth Municipal Park and another part of that walk to an old city center with a beautiful church and an old aluminum factory.
There is a paved pedestrian path with nicely wood board toward the Park, as a matter of fact, there is a nicely arranged park along the path. It is a typical experience for me to march on the harbor walk and then to the old city center of the port city when I disembark. I enjoy the march on the harbor walk and also appreciate the art arrangement of the city gardeners. Instead of a visitors center right by the pier, the city put an office not far from the pier by a side of the path with an ice cream store next to it. Bush flowers were blooming with spring green lawn all over. When I reached a sea front monument of a wrecked ship of early immigrants, it was almost at the end of the current harbor walk. I turned up to the first city main street and turned to the direction out of the city center. A nice fire station is on the corner of the street turned highway. The Wentworth Municipal Park is not far away a small creek drains the water from a lake inside the Park. I didn't enter the Park, instead I turned into a street perpendicular to the four main streets of the city to a church by a bridge across the lake in the Park. I believe that the lake is a flood control basin originally a river itself.
I entered the Park to use it portable toilet. The wild birds on the lawn ignored my passing through, the white geese, wild ducks, and even the wild pigeons, etc. There facilities for out door performance and many nicely placed flowers gardens. There are several stands posted introductions of the history of the Parks, one of the city fore fathers with the vision to develop this Park has a business building behind his monument. On that side of the Park, there are prestigious mansions with nice gardens in the front. I can sense that the city is still very rich and very well maintained. I made a nice walk around the lake and exit to the church to enter an old subdivision. The frame houses are more like for the commoners, local residents, not like the gorgeous mansions on the main street. There are petunia flowers pots hanging every where on the main street which reminds me of the European cities. Benches seats also provided in front of each shops on the street.
I didn't enjoy too much in details on the city center, instead I marched to the other direction of the harbor walk. I passed by another harbor walk park and chatted with a young man of the Jehovah Witness. He answered my curiosity of an old set up by the path. It is a set up to receive the aluminum ore from the shipment twice a week from outside. There is a factory here to make aluminum for years. I did see an old factory by a bride across a creek not far from a beautiful church with light rail to transfer ore and products out of the plant. I did see a small memory park across the street of that church and read the introduction that Alcoa of the local division closed some time ago. I was curious again and walked again into the residential area. Most of the resident are fully utilized the nice climate by placing their flowers pots outside to make it very unique and beautiful.
Sydney is on another part of Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Island, even more eastward than St. John, New Brunswick. I have been through this Canadian Maritime Provinces twice and can't recall any memory of being here. It is because that I attempt to find a rail road station to connect the Great Trans Canadian Rail Road which now I believe starts at St. John, NB, Canada. It may be due to the sea strait separate the Island from the Continent. On this visit, I did try to find a rail road station yet in vain. I did visit two parts of the old settlement along with the harbor walk, on the Wentworth Municipal Park and another part of that walk to an old city center with a beautiful church and an old aluminum factory.
There is a paved pedestrian path with nicely wood board toward the Park, as a matter of fact, there is a nicely arranged park along the path. It is a typical experience for me to march on the harbor walk and then to the old city center of the port city when I disembark. I enjoy the march on the harbor walk and also appreciate the art arrangement of the city gardeners. Instead of a visitors center right by the pier, the city put an office not far from the pier by a side of the path with an ice cream store next to it. Bush flowers were blooming with spring green lawn all over. When I reached a sea front monument of a wrecked ship of early immigrants, it was almost at the end of the current harbor walk. I turned up to the first city main street and turned to the direction out of the city center. A nice fire station is on the corner of the street turned highway. The Wentworth Municipal Park is not far away a small creek drains the water from a lake inside the Park. I didn't enter the Park, instead I turned into a street perpendicular to the four main streets of the city to a church by a bridge across the lake in the Park. I believe that the lake is a flood control basin originally a river itself.
I entered the Park to use it portable toilet. The wild birds on the lawn ignored my passing through, the white geese, wild ducks, and even the wild pigeons, etc. There facilities for out door performance and many nicely placed flowers gardens. There are several stands posted introductions of the history of the Parks, one of the city fore fathers with the vision to develop this Park has a business building behind his monument. On that side of the Park, there are prestigious mansions with nice gardens in the front. I can sense that the city is still very rich and very well maintained. I made a nice walk around the lake and exit to the church to enter an old subdivision. The frame houses are more like for the commoners, local residents, not like the gorgeous mansions on the main street. There are petunia flowers pots hanging every where on the main street which reminds me of the European cities. Benches seats also provided in front of each shops on the street.
I didn't enjoy too much in details on the city center, instead I marched to the other direction of the harbor walk. I passed by another harbor walk park and chatted with a young man of the Jehovah Witness. He answered my curiosity of an old set up by the path. It is a set up to receive the aluminum ore from the shipment twice a week from outside. There is a factory here to make aluminum for years. I did see an old factory by a bride across a creek not far from a beautiful church with light rail to transfer ore and products out of the plant. I did see a small memory park across the street of that church and read the introduction that Alcoa of the local division closed some time ago. I was curious again and walked again into the residential area. Most of the resident are fully utilized the nice climate by placing their flowers pots outside to make it very unique and beautiful.
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
船靠加拿大新蘇格蘭雪黎市2019/莊峻華
船靠加拿大新蘇格蘭雪黎市2019/莊峻華
新蘇格蘭雪黎市，在布莉登岬島，新蘇格蘭省，有兩部分，一為半島本部，與新布朗斯維克省相鄰，就是省會哈里法克斯市所在，另一部分是離島，布莉登岬島，前省會雪黎市所在，布島在半島東方，我兩次郵輪經過加國濱海三省之二，誤以為到過此地，因尋找鐵道車站不果，結論是我經過之兩次，是新布朗斯維克省之聖約翰市，加拿大越國鐵道之起站，當然終站是英屬哥倫比亞省之溫哥華市，這是一箸名之跨國大鐵路，單程單座，十年前最便宜車價約五百五十美元，我一直存有次夢想，布島在聖約翰市之東，但有一水之隔，鐵道不易。我下船後，仍舊是行軍海岸線步徑，有些乘客亦如此選擇，然多數步行者，則直驅市中心，約是四條大街，船碼頭為中心，另一方向，也有一市區，一日間我之行軍步程，包括此兩部分市區。
先是溫渥斯市立公園方向，這海岸步徑，非常精緻，是木板拼置，剛開始有幾處店面，在公園辦公室旁，辦公室有換洗室設備，漸出碼頭方向，就是海灣，公園綠地如茵，有樹叢花朵點綴，在一海岸紀念碑後，就是步徑盡端，紀念碑是憑弔愛爾蘭海難移民，然後就折入第一條街，同一方向，溫渥斯市立公園，就在眼前。我需承認，並非直入公園，而是穿過馬路，走過幾條大街，都是市中心，欣賞這寧靜之小市鎮，市政府鼓勵市民商家，或是市府公園處，佈置掛藍裴突妮亞花，在街頭巷尾，令我想起歐洲城市，雪黎住宅或商區，幾乎都是木造建築，幾百年來，維護甚佳，吹毛求玼如我者，都需要在深巷住區，找到需要整修之房舍，我在第四條街，進入市立公園。
園内有一湖泊，許多白天鵝，野鴨野鴿等，原是一河流水道，流經低漥區，我讀碑文，市府佈置成洩洪池，遂成湖泊，前後有兩橋，跨過此水道，湖畔就是美麗之市立公園，許多活動設備，也有幾座花園，有一紀念碑，說明公園始末，有功者前人企業大樓，仍在公園旁。我從一教堂方向，走出公園，步入住宅區，這些住宅，房舍規模，就無大通之宏偉美觀，很像我們休士頓五十年代之老社區。很快就走入大通，比較迷人者為第二街，都是美麗店面，這市中心，也有好幾家中餐廳，也有日本越南料理，我說迷人是指街上安排許多座位，讓遊客休息。
船另一方向，也有海岸步徑公園，我想近觀一古舊海港碼頭卸物設備，原來這是礦砂海運而來此地煉鋁，一週約有兩艘船，我信行完成海岸步徑，接近遠處市區建築，這是另一市區，有兩宏偉建築，一為大教堂，一為市政府大樓，其腹地就是社區住宅，我是經過此煉鋁工廠，有小鐵道運入礦砂和成品，顯然仍在操作生產中，大教堂前，有一小紀念公園，園内碑曰美國製鋁，早已關閉，此部分市區，是當年員工私人宿舍。
新蘇格蘭雪黎市，在布莉登岬島，新蘇格蘭省，有兩部分，一為半島本部，與新布朗斯維克省相鄰，就是省會哈里法克斯市所在，另一部分是離島，布莉登岬島，前省會雪黎市所在，布島在半島東方，我兩次郵輪經過加國濱海三省之二，誤以為到過此地，因尋找鐵道車站不果，結論是我經過之兩次，是新布朗斯維克省之聖約翰市，加拿大越國鐵道之起站，當然終站是英屬哥倫比亞省之溫哥華市，這是一箸名之跨國大鐵路，單程單座，十年前最便宜車價約五百五十美元，我一直存有次夢想，布島在聖約翰市之東，但有一水之隔，鐵道不易。我下船後，仍舊是行軍海岸線步徑，有些乘客亦如此選擇，然多數步行者，則直驅市中心，約是四條大街，船碼頭為中心，另一方向，也有一市區，一日間我之行軍步程，包括此兩部分市區。
先是溫渥斯市立公園方向，這海岸步徑，非常精緻，是木板拼置，剛開始有幾處店面，在公園辦公室旁，辦公室有換洗室設備，漸出碼頭方向，就是海灣，公園綠地如茵，有樹叢花朵點綴，在一海岸紀念碑後，就是步徑盡端，紀念碑是憑弔愛爾蘭海難移民，然後就折入第一條街，同一方向，溫渥斯市立公園，就在眼前。我需承認，並非直入公園，而是穿過馬路，走過幾條大街，都是市中心，欣賞這寧靜之小市鎮，市政府鼓勵市民商家，或是市府公園處，佈置掛藍裴突妮亞花，在街頭巷尾，令我想起歐洲城市，雪黎住宅或商區，幾乎都是木造建築，幾百年來，維護甚佳，吹毛求玼如我者，都需要在深巷住區，找到需要整修之房舍，我在第四條街，進入市立公園。
園内有一湖泊，許多白天鵝，野鴨野鴿等，原是一河流水道，流經低漥區，我讀碑文，市府佈置成洩洪池，遂成湖泊，前後有兩橋，跨過此水道，湖畔就是美麗之市立公園，許多活動設備，也有幾座花園，有一紀念碑，說明公園始末，有功者前人企業大樓，仍在公園旁。我從一教堂方向，走出公園，步入住宅區，這些住宅，房舍規模，就無大通之宏偉美觀，很像我們休士頓五十年代之老社區。很快就走入大通，比較迷人者為第二街，都是美麗店面，這市中心，也有好幾家中餐廳，也有日本越南料理，我說迷人是指街上安排許多座位，讓遊客休息。
船另一方向，也有海岸步徑公園，我想近觀一古舊海港碼頭卸物設備，原來這是礦砂海運而來此地煉鋁，一週約有兩艘船，我信行完成海岸步徑，接近遠處市區建築，這是另一市區，有兩宏偉建築，一為大教堂，一為市政府大樓，其腹地就是社區住宅，我是經過此煉鋁工廠，有小鐵道運入礦砂和成品，顯然仍在操作生產中，大教堂前，有一小紀念公園，園内碑曰美國製鋁，早已關閉，此部分市區，是當年員工私人宿舍。
Monday, October 28, 2019
Returning to visit Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 2019/Carlos Pueblo
Returning to visit Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 2019/Carlos Pueblo
The cruise left Bar Harbor, Maine late in the afternoon for Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Halifax is located on the northeast of Maine on the east side of the Province of New Brunswick, still is attached to the North America Main Land and a peninsula, along with an adjacent Cape Breton Island to form the Province of Nova Scotia, means New Scotland. Combing with another near by the Prince Edward Island, it is the famous Canadian Maritime three Provinces, one of the most beautiful scenery of the North America. I always like to have a land tour of this area ever since 2011 when I have had my first cruise trip and Halifax is one of the repeat visited city. The settlement of the area began in the beginning of 1600 A.C. with the French immigrants, and before that were some Norwegians and others. The English came in to take over, this was also reflected to the European conflicts at that time, until the last conflict with the neighboring United States. The combined force of English and the native stopped the invaded U.S. force to sign a permanent truce treaty between the two Nations. The difference between the Canadian and the American is that one is revolutionist while the other one is loyalist or patriot to the Crown.
I got off the ship and marched right on the harbor walk along the sea coast toward another end. Ships were coming in and out of the small strait on the bay whole day. A gray color coast guard ship slowly sailed in to a base on my side. I didn't see the new British Carrier, the new Queen Elizabeth II, on her maiden voyage here for months until my return trip here. Shops and business are on inside while on the piers, there are yachts touring business and an old destroyer ship during the WWII converted to a museum, etc. It was very busy because there were more than one ship disembark here on that day. There are plenty of benches and seats for visitors to sit and rest of feet and observe the sea strait traffic. A small distance away from the Coast Guard base, that is the end of the harbor walk. I went inside a casino to use the toilet and contributed my collection of the Canadian coins to a slot machine.
Usually I don't do any shopping at all on my trip because that I have done my purchase with all tickets with the cruise liner and air liners, etc. However, I did watch the performance of some street artists of their works. It was a nice day and I could imagine the crowded night scene. Some visitors and the locals did bring out their pet dogs to enjoy the lovely weather.
The cruise left Bar Harbor, Maine late in the afternoon for Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Halifax is located on the northeast of Maine on the east side of the Province of New Brunswick, still is attached to the North America Main Land and a peninsula, along with an adjacent Cape Breton Island to form the Province of Nova Scotia, means New Scotland. Combing with another near by the Prince Edward Island, it is the famous Canadian Maritime three Provinces, one of the most beautiful scenery of the North America. I always like to have a land tour of this area ever since 2011 when I have had my first cruise trip and Halifax is one of the repeat visited city. The settlement of the area began in the beginning of 1600 A.C. with the French immigrants, and before that were some Norwegians and others. The English came in to take over, this was also reflected to the European conflicts at that time, until the last conflict with the neighboring United States. The combined force of English and the native stopped the invaded U.S. force to sign a permanent truce treaty between the two Nations. The difference between the Canadian and the American is that one is revolutionist while the other one is loyalist or patriot to the Crown.
I got off the ship and marched right on the harbor walk along the sea coast toward another end. Ships were coming in and out of the small strait on the bay whole day. A gray color coast guard ship slowly sailed in to a base on my side. I didn't see the new British Carrier, the new Queen Elizabeth II, on her maiden voyage here for months until my return trip here. Shops and business are on inside while on the piers, there are yachts touring business and an old destroyer ship during the WWII converted to a museum, etc. It was very busy because there were more than one ship disembark here on that day. There are plenty of benches and seats for visitors to sit and rest of feet and observe the sea strait traffic. A small distance away from the Coast Guard base, that is the end of the harbor walk. I went inside a casino to use the toilet and contributed my collection of the Canadian coins to a slot machine.
Usually I don't do any shopping at all on my trip because that I have done my purchase with all tickets with the cruise liner and air liners, etc. However, I did watch the performance of some street artists of their works. It was a nice day and I could imagine the crowded night scene. Some visitors and the locals did bring out their pet dogs to enjoy the lovely weather.
Sunday, October 27, 2019
重返加拿大新蘇格蘭省會哈里法克斯市2019/莊峻華
重返加拿大新蘇格蘭省會哈里法克斯市2019/莊峻華
諾娃史濶西亞，是拉丁語意，新蘇格蘭，是加拿大東岸濱海三省之一，其省會哈里法克斯市，在本半島東面，面向大西洋，我們從緬因州條港下午啟航，緩行東北向，繞過新蘇格蘭半島東南端，駛向東北方向，已經是夜行，我在初次郵輪旅行，就拜訪過此城市，這是2011年，而且我多年來，一直希望開車旅行這三省，一直無法如願，倒是有過幾次郵輪路過，這次旅行回程，我始在逛到哈里法克斯城堡腳下，古砲聲響，始勾起當年回憶，真是舊地重逢，這次下船，只在海岸人行道，逛到盡端來回而已。
這是一甚講究之步道徑，寬濶似商區街道，其實也是新設立之時尚商區，應有盡有，餐餐，大飯店，酒吧，禮品店，時裝百貨，連街頭藝人，都來湊上一腳，幾處有突出人工碼頭，是為遊艇生意，哈港是大埠，許多有趣之觀光區，連英國海軍新艘航空母艦伊莉莎白女皇號，和其隨行艦隊，都選哈港為處女航基地，我在返行間，看到此艘航艦，起飛跑道，與俄式相同，而且是柴油動力。
一艘加國灰色海岸船艦，從遠方駛入海岸艦隊碼頭，艦上沒有重砲，僅一兩具小型艦砲，當作警告用，加國在二戰時，參加歐戰保護商船，一艘退役驅逐艦，停泊在一碼頭，當作博物館，若加國海域有需要，且空軍新型戰機，可以派上用場，在船旅行中，我曾看過幾次，戰機高空訓練飛行。我在步道終點一賭場借用廁所，順便將積存多年和鄰居贈與之四元許零錢輸掉，約是三十秒不到，而且輸不乾淨，尚有七分加幣紙收據，我常在散步時，俯首觀地面拾一分塑膠幣，加幣一分，約值四分之三美金一分。
我查過這新蘇格蘭，和附近之濱海兩省，一直到1812年始和平，這一年新獨立之美國，和英帝國，互有戰場勝敗，美國攻打加拿大失敗，英軍在路易斯安娜州紐奧良戰敗，雙方，英帝國和美國，簽訂和約，迄今兩國國界，堪稱世界之最不設防，大部份是鐵絲網而已，兩國都不在意，兩次歐戰，美加都派遣軍隊，幫助英國，加拿大是加拿大，其當今元首，仍奉英皇伊莉莎白二世，澳大利牙，紐西蘭，連星加波都是，非常有趣。
諾娃史濶西亞，是拉丁語意，新蘇格蘭，是加拿大東岸濱海三省之一，其省會哈里法克斯市，在本半島東面，面向大西洋，我們從緬因州條港下午啟航，緩行東北向，繞過新蘇格蘭半島東南端，駛向東北方向，已經是夜行，我在初次郵輪旅行，就拜訪過此城市，這是2011年，而且我多年來，一直希望開車旅行這三省，一直無法如願，倒是有過幾次郵輪路過，這次旅行回程，我始在逛到哈里法克斯城堡腳下，古砲聲響，始勾起當年回憶，真是舊地重逢，這次下船，只在海岸人行道，逛到盡端來回而已。
這是一甚講究之步道徑，寬濶似商區街道，其實也是新設立之時尚商區，應有盡有，餐餐，大飯店，酒吧，禮品店，時裝百貨，連街頭藝人，都來湊上一腳，幾處有突出人工碼頭，是為遊艇生意，哈港是大埠，許多有趣之觀光區，連英國海軍新艘航空母艦伊莉莎白女皇號，和其隨行艦隊，都選哈港為處女航基地，我在返行間，看到此艘航艦，起飛跑道，與俄式相同，而且是柴油動力。
一艘加國灰色海岸船艦，從遠方駛入海岸艦隊碼頭，艦上沒有重砲，僅一兩具小型艦砲，當作警告用，加國在二戰時，參加歐戰保護商船，一艘退役驅逐艦，停泊在一碼頭，當作博物館，若加國海域有需要，且空軍新型戰機，可以派上用場，在船旅行中，我曾看過幾次，戰機高空訓練飛行。我在步道終點一賭場借用廁所，順便將積存多年和鄰居贈與之四元許零錢輸掉，約是三十秒不到，而且輸不乾淨，尚有七分加幣紙收據，我常在散步時，俯首觀地面拾一分塑膠幣，加幣一分，約值四分之三美金一分。
我查過這新蘇格蘭，和附近之濱海兩省，一直到1812年始和平，這一年新獨立之美國，和英帝國，互有戰場勝敗，美國攻打加拿大失敗，英軍在路易斯安娜州紐奧良戰敗，雙方，英帝國和美國，簽訂和約，迄今兩國國界，堪稱世界之最不設防，大部份是鐵絲網而已，兩國都不在意，兩次歐戰，美加都派遣軍隊，幫助英國，加拿大是加拿大，其當今元首，仍奉英皇伊莉莎白二世，澳大利牙，紐西蘭，連星加波都是，非常有趣。
Saturday, October 26, 2019
Visiting Bar Harbor, Maine 2019/Carlos Pueblo
Visiting Bar Harbor, Maine 2019/Carlos Pueblo
It's very interesting that the cruise select Bar Harbor for a visit. The town is beautiful yet very small in population and located on the northeast of Portland, Maine on the middle of the Maine coastal line. I have read some of the historical background of the State and I think that they have had French ancestors, like the name of Maine and Acadia, etc. yet it is more than that. The entire New England, New France, and New Scotland, Quebec and Nova Scotia today, are all together during that era of the great European immigration. We moored out side on the bay and took tender service to reach shore.
I made a very quick survey of the downtown, just one main street surrounded by the residential area on both side, then joined some of my fellow passengers to march on a pedestrian path along the coast. There is a lovely white color inn by the seaside with lovely garden with spring flowers blooming, two of them are my favorite, roses and dahlias. The inn provides a gazebo and many benches for guests to sit down and view the beautiful bay. There
are sails, big classic and modern yacht, waiting on the piers for business. A swimming pool with running water down is between the main building of the inn and some apartment style of buildings with a big parking ground attached. I believe that is for the driving tourists from outside of the world.
I entered the walking path with my cameras ready to work. There are many lobsters traps floating on the sea surface. Lobster business is another main source of income for the local. I noticed the wild roses on inside of the walking path. They are not as pretty as the current hybrid roses as we have seen in those rose gardens, smaller petals and large hips. Some European use the hip to mix with the liquor or make drinking tea of it. After an apple tree with many green apples, there is a mansion on the right with the front facing to the sea and several bench seats arrangement. It is all very peaceful and lovely. We can't reach to the villas belonged to the Rockefellers' or Martha Steward's Island or some other significant villas
by a detour dead end. Right before the turn on the corner, there is a nice two story house with a beautiful garden in the front yard with two of my favorite flowers and I have had many shots collected for my own memory.
I was walking to the residential subdivision with tall trees for the commoners. Not far of walk, there is a hospital before hitting the main street. I believe that the hospital is major for the senior care facility. I went into a park to watch two pairs playing a kind of tennis. They explained to me the name and how it was worked. This is a large park with a public toilet set up. An old lady with a small dog chatted with me to introduce the town to me. I asked many questions about what and how the residents earned their living. It is mainly tourism and lobster fishing. I was lost on the way back from the park; however, it was not difficult to find my way out because of the small size of the town.
It's very interesting that the cruise select Bar Harbor for a visit. The town is beautiful yet very small in population and located on the northeast of Portland, Maine on the middle of the Maine coastal line. I have read some of the historical background of the State and I think that they have had French ancestors, like the name of Maine and Acadia, etc. yet it is more than that. The entire New England, New France, and New Scotland, Quebec and Nova Scotia today, are all together during that era of the great European immigration. We moored out side on the bay and took tender service to reach shore.
I made a very quick survey of the downtown, just one main street surrounded by the residential area on both side, then joined some of my fellow passengers to march on a pedestrian path along the coast. There is a lovely white color inn by the seaside with lovely garden with spring flowers blooming, two of them are my favorite, roses and dahlias. The inn provides a gazebo and many benches for guests to sit down and view the beautiful bay. There
are sails, big classic and modern yacht, waiting on the piers for business. A swimming pool with running water down is between the main building of the inn and some apartment style of buildings with a big parking ground attached. I believe that is for the driving tourists from outside of the world.
I entered the walking path with my cameras ready to work. There are many lobsters traps floating on the sea surface. Lobster business is another main source of income for the local. I noticed the wild roses on inside of the walking path. They are not as pretty as the current hybrid roses as we have seen in those rose gardens, smaller petals and large hips. Some European use the hip to mix with the liquor or make drinking tea of it. After an apple tree with many green apples, there is a mansion on the right with the front facing to the sea and several bench seats arrangement. It is all very peaceful and lovely. We can't reach to the villas belonged to the Rockefellers' or Martha Steward's Island or some other significant villas
by a detour dead end. Right before the turn on the corner, there is a nice two story house with a beautiful garden in the front yard with two of my favorite flowers and I have had many shots collected for my own memory.
I was walking to the residential subdivision with tall trees for the commoners. Not far of walk, there is a hospital before hitting the main street. I believe that the hospital is major for the senior care facility. I went into a park to watch two pairs playing a kind of tennis. They explained to me the name and how it was worked. This is a large park with a public toilet set up. An old lady with a small dog chatted with me to introduce the town to me. I asked many questions about what and how the residents earned their living. It is mainly tourism and lobster fishing. I was lost on the way back from the park; however, it was not difficult to find my way out because of the small size of the town.
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