Category: Marco Polo

Today, we arrived in Quebec City. With no classes to run and no excursions to escort, I had the whole day to myself… luxury! After a leisurely breakfast, I headed ashore for a look around, and very much liked what I saw… Quebec, the capital city of of the Canadian Provence of Quebec, is a city like any other, with...

Today was a sort of a sea-day; a river-day, if you will. We’ve been cruising down the river, on our way towards our next stop, Quebec City, and it’s been a bit on the murky side. There were several Pool Deck activities planned for this section of our voyage, but unfortunately they had to be abandoned due to inclement weather....

Today, we arrived in French-speaking Gaspè, or to be more precise; we dropped anchor in The Bay of Gaspè. Anyone wishing to go ashore had to take a tender boat. It wasn’t a half-day; we’d arrived at around 7:30am and would be leaving at 7pm. I was on tour this afternoon; my instructions were to be on the quayside at...

Today, we arrived in Charlottetown, on Prince Edward Island, home to Lucy Maud Montgomery’s fictional heroine, Anne of Green Gables and the honeymoon destination of our own Kate and Wills. It was another half-day, and once again, I was escorting an excursion; today’s was ‘Scenic Drive and Confederation Bridge’. While we were waiting on the quayside for the passengers to...

Yesterday, during my classes, I made a shortlist of items that I seem to be running short of or need replacing, with the intention of replenishing them when we next land somewhere with an art shop, or a good stationers. My short shopping list consists of; Pencils, Erasers, Pencil Sharpeners and Craft Knives (I only have the one to share...