Boston, MassWe ate dinner at Cheers. This wasn't the
original location but the one in Faneuil Hall.
Taylor is a huge Red Sox fan. Being in Boston during the playoffs was a big deal for him and the city.
This is the place where the Boston Tea Party plan was discussed. The building has beautiful architecture.
We walked the Freedom Trail through Boston. We saw tons of historical buildings and has a wonderful history lesson!
The Boston skyline.
Our Cruise ship and more...
Here is our ship...The Jewel of the Seas. We had just over 2,100 vacationers and 500 staff on board.
This is our small cabin. We just had a small port hole. The next time we cruise we will move up to a balcony.
I had ordered a glass of wine when they had us conduct a mandatory safety meeting. I would hate to waste a great glass of wine so I took it with me!
Taylor and I on the ship before we left Boston.
The rock wall on board.
Each night we had a friend waiting for us in our cabin. This is our friendly monkey.
A very cool elephant.
A beautiful swan.
The Solarium. This was georgous. It had the sound of crickets chirping and tons of plants. The pool was heated and it had tons of chairs that looked out over the ocean.
Here we are with Cem (on the left) who was our waiter and Bracco (on the right) who was our assistant waiter. They were lots of fun.
Our table mates...Pam and Joe Rodriguez from California.
Portland, Maine
Taylor at the Portland Head Light.
The Portland Head Light. This was first commissioned by George Washington in 1789.
The beautiful coastline in Cape Elizabeth, Maine.
Bar Harbor, Maine
Taylor in front of the Bar Harbor Inn.
Acadia National Park is the second most visited park in the US. The first is the Great Smokey Mountains. It is a mixture of National Park with a few spots of private property scattered within the park.
That is our cruise ship in the background on our way up Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park.
The relaxed couple enjoying the scenery.
One of the rather large houses along the coastline .
The rocky coast within Acadia National Park.
The view from the top of Cadillac Mountain. It was much prettier than this picture shows.
Sunset over Cadillac Mountain. We took this from our cruise ship out in the Bay.
Saint John, New Brunswick
The Reversing Falls is a very popular tourist site.
Two times a day the powerful tides of the Bay of Fundy rise faster than the river can empty. When this happens the tide attempts to push the river back upstream. Thus the river appears to reverse itself.
This is the Carleton Martello Tower that was built to guard the harbor during the War of 1812. It also served as a military intelligence center during WWII.
This was just a beautiful old Catholic Church that we thought was very pretty.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
These were some of the beautiful trees that we passed on our way up to Peggy's Cove. The pictures really don't do them justice. They were beautiful colors.
This was Peggy's Cove. It was a tiny but very old fishing village. There were only about 30-40 year round residents. It was about 20 minutes from Halifax.
This is the lighthouse on Peggy's Cove. It is the most photographed lighthouse in Nova Scotia. It was the first one built in the province and still works today.
The coast line is not sandy at all. It consists of mostly granite rock. The rock was moved there by glaciers thousands of years ago and is still in perfect shape.
This is Theodore the Tugboat. Apparently it is the "Thomas the Tank Engine" of Nova Scotia. He greeted our cruise ship as we entered the bay. We later found t-shirts, books, movies and toys with his smiling face!
This is inside the British built Citadel Fort. It has been rebuilt several times, but has never been used. Cannons were placed around the perimiter at the top, but the cannons will not shoot straight out and any distance. They basically just drop out of the cannon and roll down the hill. Guess they were lucky they never had to use them!
Try getting 3 kids to look at you at the same time. It isn't easy!
Daddy and Jackson in the corn maze. They kept leaving me and then hiding in the corn. Jackson would jump out and "scare me". 
Just hanging out in a tree...
Daddy and Jackson on the search for the perfect pumpkins.
We found several that were carving material. 
He didn't really enjoy the "seepy slimy" insides. Needless to say, his hands pretty much stayed clean while mine were yucky.
Boston, Mass
I had ordered a glass of wine when they had us conduct a mandatory safety meeting. I would hate to waste a great glass of wine so I took it with me!
The Solarium. This was georgous. It had the sound of crickets chirping and tons of plants. The pool was heated and it had tons of chairs that looked out over the ocean.
Our table mates...Pam and Joe Rodriguez from California.
