Leaving for Montreal

Tom's Dad was the third McQuaid brother to emigrate from Prince Edward Island, Canada to Baltimore, MD in the 1920's.  The first two brothers came because Baltimore had one of the only dental schools in the US at the time and for a reason I'm not privy to they had chosen dentistry as a profession.  Following his older brothers a few years later, Tom's Dad went to law school instead, but in any case if it hadn't been for those young adventurous dental students, I would not have met and married Beloved and would not be traveling to Montreal next week with PEI on the itinerary.  

Funny how life turns out.  

We took a driving trip to Canada about 35-40 years ago and I don't remember much except driving for what seemed like days through wooded countryside with nothing but the CBC on the radio to keep us company.  It was the only radio station available.  All talk, no music.  I do remember fascinating Quebec City and charming Peggy's Cove, also on our itinerary this time, but not much else.  

This trip will be a tad grander (thankfully).  We will fly to Montreal next week, stay a couple of days and then board our third Seabourn cruise from there up the St. Lawrence River to Quebec City, past the Saguenay Fjord, To Gaspe, then Charlottetown (PEI), Halifax, and on to the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, ME and Boston.  Along the way in the ports we should be able to see the lovely change of seasons that New England is so famous for and do our first real leaf-peeping in many years.  When we disembark in Boston, we will stay for several days and finally get a good look at that venerable and historic city.  Sad but true, I've never been to Maine and my total experience in Boston involves about two or three hours passing through one time many years ago on our way to Cape Cod.  No sightseeing at all, just a brief visit with some friends who lived nearby and a quick trip to (of all places) Filine's Basement!  I'm very excited to finally visit Beantown properly.