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Newfoundland and missed ports

Today is Wednesday, July 25. We’ve been on the ship for a week. Last night was a rough one for Justyne. She got really sick as the waters were very very rough. We could not make it into either Red Bay, Labrador or Paamiut, Greenland due to rough seas. We hope to make it to Qaqortoq, Greenland tomorrow. Let’s keep our fingers crossed!

Just so you know, many of these ports are not big and the ships cannot dock. We have to get tendered into port – meaning the ship is out in the water and we are basically “ferried” to the port. If the waters are too rough they will cancel the tender. That happened twice so we’ve been on board for 3 days without hitting land. It’s been OK for me but I think the kids are getting a little stir crazy!!!

Sunday, July 15, 2018 – Cornerbrook, Newfoundland, CANADA. Today was the best day of the trip so far. We landed in Cornerbrook and was whisked off to a restaurant for a Taste of Newfoundland. We were surprised with a singing trio who entertained us with songs and folklore of the region. Did you know Newfoundland and Labrador was its own country until the 1940s? They barely made the cut to join Canada. But, they are now proud Canadians. Newfoundland is also the 7th largest island that is not a continent. Population – 250,000.

This is where we are – Cornerbrook, Newfoundland, Canada.

They found a dog!! It’s a Newfoundland in Newfoundland. It was waiting for us at port.

The Sharecroppers. They sang folk songs. 3 former school teachers. They were funny and amazing to listen to.

Pea soup. A staple. Yellow vs. our green.

Moose and salad with mandarin oranges. Really good!

Pies of 2 local berries – yellow is bake apple berry (or cloudberry), and the red is partridge (or lingonberry). Both were yummy.

Iceberg ahead!!! Did you know that 90% of an iceberg is below water??

The sunsets have been amazing…and very late, like around 11 pm.

Oh, Canada!!!

We are in CANADA! Sydney, Nova Scotia. It started out as a beautiful day but then the rains came and it rained most of the day. The big highlight was going to a Best Buy in Sydney to try to fix Jayden’s phone — she locked herself out and it’s been 3 days?? Something like that. We did go to the Miner’s Museum for a quick tour before returning to the ship.

We had a really funny cab driver. His name is Gaston Aucoin. He described his ancestry as Cajun. His accent was a combination of Scottish and French. Very interesting and funny guy. Made the rainy day so much more fun! And, of course, he was very nice. So was everyone else!!!

Our ship from port of Sydney

Sydney

Sunset 7/20/18

Sydney Harbor

Sunset 7/20/18

So pretty

Bar Harbor & Acadia National Park Photos

Our ship in the distance

Going to shore on a tender

Bar Harbor – so pretty

Acadia National Park

Beautiful Day

Family picture!

Beautiful

Lobstah lunch in Bah Hahbah 😜

Trains + Ship…first leg

I cannot believe we are finally off on this crazy trip. I guess we’ve been planning this for a long time but the actual “planning” only took place in the last 6 months.

The first leg of our trip took us from Omaha to Boston, via Chicago. It was all of our first time on a train (kids) in the U.S. (for Justin and me). Rooms were a little cramped but it was, overall, a great trip. A little long but we were able to get caught up on our sleep.