Further along the promenade, I met two ladies going to the re-enactment of Jacques Cartier's establishing his trading post. 
Just beyond them, I found this great scultpure, but the explanation's in French, so I am at an utter loss as to why he has antlers growing out of his head! 
But, I am confident SOMEONE will be able to translate the words below and let me know. Please?
Just beyond them, I found this great scultpure, but the explanation's in French, so I am at an utter loss as to why he has antlers growing out of his head! But, I am confident SOMEONE will be able to translate the words below and let me know. Please? This village also provided Denis with his Sortilege as I recognized the SAQ (state liquor store) and it was open!!!! I really enjoyed this Halloween street lamp decoration. 
And this gorgeous maple! 
And this I think, thatched roof of what looks like surgar cane or palmetto stalks. Again, hampered by not being able to speak a lot of French.
I was less thrilled about seeing a McDonald's!
But intrigued with the Micmac birch bark hogan that was on display, though I apparently missed the tribal representatives explanining how they made it. 
Just in front of the tourist center is probably the faciest harbour buoy I have ever seen. It's being used, now, as a commemoration of those who died at sea. 
Back aboard ship, I lunched with one of my knitting buddies, Margaret from Yorkshire and her husband, Bob. Charming couple. They talked me into trying a different lunch, so I dined on skagen, gravelax and herring...and cleaned my plate!!
At 3, I met Tom and Victoria for coffee in Sir Samuel's and we chatted for more than an hour!! Very comfortably. They, like Margaret and Bob, warned me off any Mediterranean cruises for the foreseeable future. Their ship turned back this summer due to activity in the easterm Med and passengers were refunded money!!!
And this gorgeous maple! And this I think, thatched roof of what looks like surgar cane or palmetto stalks. Again, hampered by not being able to speak a lot of French. But intrigued with the Micmac birch bark hogan that was on display, though I apparently missed the tribal representatives explanining how they made it. Just in front of the tourist center is probably the faciest harbour buoy I have ever seen. It's being used, now, as a commemoration of those who died at sea. Back aboard ship, I lunched with one of my knitting buddies, Margaret from Yorkshire and her husband, Bob. Charming couple. They talked me into trying a different lunch, so I dined on skagen, gravelax and herring...and cleaned my plate!! At 3, I met Tom and Victoria for coffee in Sir Samuel's and we chatted for more than an hour!! Very comfortably. They, like Margaret and Bob, warned me off any Mediterranean cruises for the foreseeable future. Their ship turned back this summer due to activity in the easterm Med and passengers were refunded money!!! At sailaway this evening, I was again on the Observation Deck and caught a great (for my iPhone) shot of a small sloop ghosting past QM2. I can't decided if the red or green fireworks reflection is best!
I stayed on the after the fireworks ended to look at stars. Looking at Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, Orion's Belt and the Pleiades as they sparkled over the bow at Queen Mary 2 is a memory I'll keep! But not one I can share; I'd need a MUCH better camera! It was one of those magical moments, accompanied by me FEELING the ship's horn vibrating through the wooden railing into my palms!
I stayed on the after the fireworks ended to look at stars. Looking at Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, Orion's Belt and the Pleiades as they sparkled over the bow at Queen Mary 2 is a memory I'll keep! But not one I can share; I'd need a MUCH better camera! It was one of those magical moments, accompanied by me FEELING the ship's horn vibrating through the wooden railing into my palms! On a totally different note, I finally remembered to bring my phone to dinner, so you can "meet" Barbara from Albuquerque and her children Zach and Darby, Gabrielle from Munich and Kevin Cassidy from Belfast and The Bronx! I just checked pictures - the New Mexicans will have to wait until tomorrow. But here are Gabrielle and Kevin:
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