The East Coast Adventures

The Mighty St. Lawrence River. I think this photo is taken from about 8000 feet, over Trois Rivieres (halfway from Montreal to Quebec City). At the far end of the picture where the river splits is Quebec City. The whole St. Lawrence flood plain is very flat and covered by farmland. I know the Lower Mainland in BC is flat but at least there are huge mountains on either side. Here there are no mountains.

I had the pleasure of spending an afternoon and evening in St. John. I recommend a visit here. This old part of town is quite small and very touristy. I walked around for about 2 hours and saw the better part of the old town. My stay in the city didn't take me to the more modern part of town though. Maybe next time...



An old apartment block.



I wonder where the left side of this church went. Maybe it was built this way but it looks......not quite right.



I took this picture because it reminded me of a movie set. It is in the old downtown of St. John NB, but I could have sworn it was a set.



Here, we are in the climb out of St. John in the morning.....It is some bizarre hour.....something in the 5's I think. Really, who wants to travel in a noisy airplane at this ridiculous hour. Beautiful day though and always nice to watch the sunrise in cruise at 24 000 feet with a coffee and an OJ.



I have taken a lot of pictures of this bridge and they never seem to turn out. This day I managed to get a decent shot. The Confederation Bridge is 11 kilometers long. From this altitude it seems only a few inches long. My knowledge of the East Coast is getting better but I believe the bridge goes from New Brunswick to PEI.



This is the metropolis of Charlottetown. I had a visit here 17 years ago. I honestly remembered it as a bigger place but now it seems pretty small...............even for a town where Canada was written in to this world. The city of Summerside west of Charlottetown is a bit larger.



It is a well known fact that flight crew lunches from Quebec city are the best. For a boxed lunch it is pretty good. Today it is artichoke hearts in a vinaigrette dressing, smoked ham and Swiss on ciabattaa, fresh zucchini, red peppers, a slab of cheddar and for a dessert a nutty chocolate cake.



We are not lost...........these are not the cliffs of Dover. This happens to be just outside of Gaspe on the approach to land on Runway 29. There is another very recognizable landmark near Gaspe that I will post another time.



After a gruelling day of work.......2 flights and a ride up to Rouyn Noranda my day was finished at 1300. I spent the afternoon walking around this mining town of about 16 000. This town surrounds Lake Osiska. The lake looks nice on a map but is the farthest thing from it. It is a shame, but the mine and the local hospital have polluted it so much it now smells like a septic tank. Oh well, the town is nice, and apparently the city is working on a long term plan to clean up the lake. This is the restaurant that for some reason, I felt compelled to eat at. Lucky for me, it was quite good.



I have always wanted to name my future dog BOB. How cool is this dog?



The view from my office windows. It is quite annoying when you get a great view like this on a nice day and the windshield is covered with bugs. We have no bug wash to clean it, and the wipers are not effective unless it is really raining hard.



Here it is Co-Captain! This is the Control Tower in Boston. They were a bit reluctant to allow this request. I got as close to the ground as possible. I am sorry, but I was unable to get my passengers reaction on film but I was busy having a sip of my steaming hot double double during this maneuver. Any other requests? That one was pretty easy. Ha Ha!!

Hint for next blog.............Captain Blog does Iles de Madeline.