It’s amazing what happens these days. Couple of days ago I got a phone call from the only cruise agency in Saint John, “Aquila Tours” asking about whether our van would be available for a day of shuttling cruise passengers. I accepted the work order and yesterday morning I left Campobello at 7:15am.
Lubec, eastern-most town of the U.S bathing in first sunlight
It is around 3hrs to the port city so I reached the cruise terminal around 10am. My first tour was not before 12 noon but from then on I had a trip every hour.
And my passengers were booked in for the Zip Line, which means they try to fly along a strung-out wire between 5 poles set up along a slope.
“Grandma” hanging off the wire
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Arriving at the cruise terminals I was greeted by one of the longest and tallest cruise liners I have ever seen.
![1-20160913_102342 1-20160913_102342](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiazeEUr9VWE7M8waJ5nOXp580eTY4-SMVq1_mnEBA3cUbt_HUudg5Sh401Y9QwnMhKoz2ZyP2N80CySeSLz8XioP73JsNdDxZPSkWhIAmNPFYzM5XAhb5fO_HYl1WKQePSwkdEXRj4RCrI/?imgmax=800) ![1-20160913_102911 1-20160913_102911](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdr_aYau0RmqYGLuF7VzvI7Mf53-d1e3aOB8DO4TlrOzTHBHEbSCk9Okwt-QzKRVKn_RurwD6Z-6em29t6WhgYTkpTM8Q1A2j4DM4kQ5lJ27nu_-oqTQv57KG5uymasOyQ9VCfqEUBNrD8/?imgmax=800) At the Marco Polo Cruise Terminal lay the 348m long “Anthem Of The Seas”, a ship owned and operated by Royal Caribbean Cruise Line (RCCL).
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Our van “dwarfed” by the giant ships
Shortly before 12pm a nice young man came up to me and the van and introduced himself as being from the Zip-Line and that we would spend the afternoon together, he as a guide and me driving.
St. John’s “Reversing Falls” with Irving’s “lovely” Pulp Mill as thebackground. | When all the fun was over at 6:30pm I had yet 3 hrs to get home to our much more quiet Campobello Island. Aahhh… what a relief to turn back across the FDR-International Bridge. |
I would rather be in the van that on the zip lines:)
ReplyDeleteI agree. I think there would be much more interesting places to visit than ride a zip line.
ReplyDeleteSounds like it was and interesting and profitable day for you. No way I would that zip line either especially for $150.00 !
ReplyDeleteCruising with a floating city is not my cup of tea but the Zip Line is on my bucket list. I am just looking for a lower price.
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