We slept in a little this morning and, by the time we finished breakfast and were ready to go, it was after 10am. It was a beautiful day today –sunny and in the low 60’s, so we decided to walk from our hotel to the main street in town for some shopping & sightseeing before our whale watching tour at 2pm. We walked a few blocks and then stumbled upon a big playground. Sandy & I let the kids play for about 20 minutes while Michele & Roland walked on to town.
We finally pried the kids away from the playground and continued on toward town. We were very impressed with the neighborhoods we walked through. Each house appeared well maintained and most had a wide array of beautiful flowers and gardens. We met up with Roland & Sandy a short time later. First, we checked out our whale tour to confirm our reservations and then we walked around town a bit. St. Stephens is a quaint little town and it didn’t take very long for us to walk from one end to the other and back.
We grabbed a quick lunch around 1pm and then headed toward the docks to board our whale watching boat. There were about 50 people on board and the boat seemed a bit crowded at first. After we got underway, many people went to the top deck to get a better view and we had a bit more elbow room.
During our 3 hour tour, we saw fin whales, porpoises, sea lions, and even a bald eagle! I was a little disappointed with the whales because they were very fast. They would surface, take one breath, and then dive down again for another 5 minutes. It was difficult to catch them with the camera and you could really see very much when I did managed to shoot one.
We all took Dramamine (except Michele & Roland) before the cruise, so we were all a bit sleepy & mellow on the ride back to the docks. We had dinner reservations at the Europa restaurant and it was FANTASTIC! After dinner, we called the hotel and the sent a van to pick us up. I decided to walk because I wanted to walk back down to the dock and get a few sunset photos.
Tomorrow, we are going to leave St. Stephens and fly to Charlottetown.
We finally pried the kids away from the playground and continued on toward town. We were very impressed with the neighborhoods we walked through. Each house appeared well maintained and most had a wide array of beautiful flowers and gardens. We met up with Roland & Sandy a short time later. First, we checked out our whale tour to confirm our reservations and then we walked around town a bit. St. Stephens is a quaint little town and it didn’t take very long for us to walk from one end to the other and back.
We grabbed a quick lunch around 1pm and then headed toward the docks to board our whale watching boat. There were about 50 people on board and the boat seemed a bit crowded at first. After we got underway, many people went to the top deck to get a better view and we had a bit more elbow room.
During our 3 hour tour, we saw fin whales, porpoises, sea lions, and even a bald eagle! I was a little disappointed with the whales because they were very fast. They would surface, take one breath, and then dive down again for another 5 minutes. It was difficult to catch them with the camera and you could really see very much when I did managed to shoot one.
We all took Dramamine (except Michele & Roland) before the cruise, so we were all a bit sleepy & mellow on the ride back to the docks. We had dinner reservations at the Europa restaurant and it was FANTASTIC! After dinner, we called the hotel and the sent a van to pick us up. I decided to walk because I wanted to walk back down to the dock and get a few sunset photos.
Tomorrow, we are going to leave St. Stephens and fly to Charlottetown.
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