Live from the Zuiderdam - August 26 to September 2 - Maine and Canada

[Rubyfisch]

8 hours ago, AllTheSun said:

OP, do you (or anyone else of course!) happen to know if the kinda rough seas you’ve encountered are normal for that area of the Atlantic or is it due to Franklin?

The captain said they were due to a normal cold front. It was more the wind than the waves that was causing problems.

[Rubyfisch]

Good morning from the St. Lawrence:

 

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Pictures from the Lido:

 

 

 

 

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I went to the 7:00 am stretching class and then breakfast in the Lido:

 

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And, some balcony pictures:

 

 

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Bow basking:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sailing into Quebec:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Note - we are at Quai 30, not 20/21, so we are not in Old Town. There are free shuttle buses, but we are also going to investigate just walking.

 

Balcony views:

 

[DaveOKC]

25 minutes ago, Rubyfisch said:

Note - we are at Quai 30, not 20/21, so we are not in Old Town. There are free shuttle buses, but we are also going to investigate just walking.

 

Balcony views:

 

Might want to take the shuttle bus into town - that way you know where to pick it up if you decide not to walk back.  Thats our normal approach.

[Rubyfisch]

3 hours ago, DaveOKC said:

Might want to take the shuttle bus into town - that way you know where to pick it up if you decide not to walk back.  Thats our normal approach.

We ended up taking the shuttle because it was right there when we got off. It doesn't really leave you "in town." It just takes you out of the secure port area and drops you kind of by Quai 21.

[Rubyfisch]

Overnighting on the last night feels very weird. Like, it feels like we are getting off the ship today, even though we aren't.

[SWEETSEA]

Tell us about Quebec City.  How far of walk into Old Town.  Do you need to book an excursion here? 

[Rubyfisch]

1 hour ago, SWEETSEA said:

Tell us about Quebec City.  How far of walk into Old Town.  Do you need to book an excursion here? 

It's a short walk from the shuttle - maybe 7 to 10 minutes. And the shuttle is only like five minutes. It's very easy to do without an excursion.

[Rubyfisch]

I took so many photos today ... I'll post more tomorrow but here are a few:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Quebec City is lovely - definitely a highlight. We walked about 30,000 steps, so we are exhausted, but it was well worth it.

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Dinner menu:

 

 

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So going back, we got off, got on the shuttle, got out of the port area, and walked towards Old Town:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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And then we up the funicular - highly recommend it. Cash only, $5 a person:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The view from the boardwalk:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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And then we walked up to the Citadel - which we didn't realize you couldn't just walk into ... You need a tour. So we skipped that and then just headed down the boardwalk stairs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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And then we wandered through the quaint streets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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None of the restaurants were speaking to us, so we headed back to the ship. We walked passed this pool-bar thing that looked fascinating, but alas, we kept going:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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We ate lunch in the Lido and then went back out. Here's a few more pictures from our second walk:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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One last sunset:

 

 

 

 

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One last dinner:

 

Spring roll & salmon trio (not pictured):

 

 

Mushroom strudel:

 

 

Ice cream with hot fudge: