by Safarigal | Jul 9, 2026 | Tall Ships and Tall Tides
July 7th Bay of Fundy By the time I woke up we were already in Halifax, there was no doubt about it. We headed to the Westin Hotel to the car rental desk. When we had rented a car in Halifax previously the rental office was right near the pier, but the hotel is only...
by Safarigal | Jul 8, 2026 | Tall Ships and Tall Tides
July 6th, 2026 At Sea Finally a sea day. When I looked out of the balcony it was quite overcast and difficult to identify where the horizon was, it was all a light blue blur. However, later on there was an actual demarcation on the horizon, but the sun never shone,...
by Safarigal | Jul 7, 2026 | Tall Ships and Tall Tides
July 5th, 2026 Newport, RI Last night when we got to our stateroom there were Cunard tote bags waiting for us. A lovely reminder of the day. It was only when I turned them over this morning that I saw how special they were. A great souvenir of an incredible day. Well,...
by Safarigal | Jul 6, 2026 | Tall Ships and Tall Tides
July 4th, 2026 New York Today is the day! At 6:00 AM we left Brooklyn and moved to the Hudson River to position ourselves to watch the tall Ships parade. We weren’t the only ship on the move, the US navy aircraft carrier, the Nimitz, was also on the move and...
by Safarigal | Jul 4, 2026 | Tall Ships and Tall Tides
July 3rd, 2026 New York It was a HOT day in New York. We got up early so we could visit the nearest CVS pharmacy to purchase items that had somehow been missed getting packed a few days ago. I love the food from New York food trucks, but it was too early for hot dogs,...