Leaving New York for Nova Scotia

Cruising from New York.....

 

The sun is setting on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.

 

18 days until we reach Dover, England.

 

On our return to Dover we were given a dining table astern. This was our view at dinnertime.

New York City, Halfway Point

After most of the passengers scurried off the ship to return home, a few of us remained on board for the return journey across the north Atlantic. We were required to make a brief visit to the cruise terminal building and be processed by customs and security before returning to the ship. The clouds looked threatening, so a few of us decided to decline a double-decker bus tour around town. Those who went returned later, soaked to the skin.

New York City -- Brooklyn Pier
Ship's Annual Inspection -- Ocean Princess

The New York Harbor is a busy one, and there was plenty to see.

 

 

 

 

Fall Color Break, Connecticut

Many times when a tree changes color, a small part of the tree will look vibrant, then those leaves will fall, followed by another part of the tree turning, then dropping those leaves, as so on. It is great to see a sugar maple tree turning color all at once! This is the week for leaf viewing in Connecticut.

 

Goodbye to St. Pierre et Michelon

Time to leave our humble pier and sail towards New York.

 

 

St. Pierre pilot boat! (It almost looks ghostly in the fog.)

St. Pierre et Michelon, Scenes

Why am I spending so much time on St. Pierre? I have wanted to visited this island for many years. It is part of France -- far from France -- subsidized by France. The area does have some charm. It does have an excellent museum (Musee Heritage), although the museum was not on our agenda for the day.

 

 

Memorial to Fishermen

 

Point aux Canons Battery

 

Point aux Canons Lighthouse

Hot Tourist Spots, St. Pierre

We spent a lot of time gazing at their local cemetery from the comfort of the tour bus.

 

We were told that the building on the right is used for storing bodies during the winter months, when it is too cold for internment.

 

 

Not every town builds a home in the center of the lake for it's duck population.

 

The waterfront houses a storage area containing the remnants of a once-prosperous fishing industry.

St. Pierre, Downtown

The very colorful waterfront area of downtown includes a hotel, gift shop, carousel, and ice cream shop.

 

 

 

 

Post Office