On the city tour we saw the Parliament buildings, the fort, Old Quebec with the stone gates and horse drawn carriages and the falls.  In the walking portion we saw churches, street vendors and beautiful artwork on the side of a building.  Our tour guide was very informative, although she was a bit upset that we missed part of her speech when the entire band was distracted by a group of young clarinet players in the park.  Below you see Kathy, John, Irene and Richelle's Dad listening to the tour guide. 

The picture to the left is one of the stone gates into Old Quebec City, with the horse drawn carriages in the forefront.  People played chess in the park to the left of the horses, and the streets were lined with restaurants and gift shops.

The group shot below was in front of a church that held a free evening of choir music that night.  To the right is lunch in Old Quebec's oldest restaurant -- Sue, Annie, Jan, Barb and Mary.

We left Quebec sadly, but looked forward to our next major stop -- Charlottetown PEI. 

After an over night in Cambellton, New Brunswick we arrived on the island.  We took the bridge rather than the ferry.

PEI is beautiful but we weren't having the best weather.  We had a concert at Peake's Wharf that first evening.

The next morning we visited the house that inspired the Anne of Green Gables stories then spent the afternoon at the Confederate Arts center watching the show.  Here Barb and Mary brave the sudden rain waiting for a chance to tour inside the house.  Our evening concert was cancelled due to rain. 

We ferried over to Wood Island, then had a distillery tour of the only single malt whiskey brewer in Canada, Glenora.  Even though he wasn't on the trip my hubby is enjoying the gift I brought him back. Some band members joined in the daily entertainment.

As I said, we had rather bad weather, so the lighthouse on the right is a bit hard to see, but if I remember right it is supposedly the oldest around.  Some of the group spent the morning at the fort at Louisburg, some stayed in town after visiting the lighthouse.  Later we visited Baddeck, did a concert and headed back to Sydney for the night.

On to Halifax, we had a bit better weather.   The city tour in the morning gave a great overview of the city, with stops on the water, at the Titanic Graveyard and at the fort [left]. 

Can we ever get enough pictures of Peter?

Some of us spent the afternoon on the wharf, others went to Pier 51, and others the casino.  I think the Casino people stayed the dryest.  We saw the Bluenose out for a sail, then had the chance to tour it after our lunch at Salty's on the pier.  And Theodore was in port for the day so we stopped to say hi.

We took a day trip to Peggy's Cove, which was really beautiful.  We arrived early, when there were nearly no buses.  By the time we left there were almost 10 bus loads there.  Peggy's Cove has the only post office in a light house, and I don't think you could take a bad picture of it.   The rock formations are very unique, and a local artist carved the picture on the left right into the rock.

We also visited Lunenburg, playing a concert on a beautiful sunny -- and windy -- day, on the grounds of the Lunenburg Academy.   Anchoring our stands with our feet, we played to a great crowd celebrating their 250th anniversary.  We had a chowder lunch, then spent the afternoon wandering through stores, along the water front and in the maritime museum. 

Farther down you can see a group of us on some mud.  We opted to take a side trip to the tidal bore on the Bay of Fundy.   I'm not sure what we expected. You can see the mud formation in the first pic, with Irene, Anne, George, Janet, Johnny and Steve watching intently -- for something. We spent about half an hour playing in the mud, then watched as a tiny ripple [right] started down the muddy water in front of us. You'll have to take my word that there is actually a ripple in the second photo.  But within 10 minutes the river bed was filling and soon it looked just like a muddy river.

After an overnight in Edmundston New Brunswick we got to Montreal.  We played a concert with the Lakeshore Concert Band under the direction of Mark Dharmaratnum, and for our final day had a city tour which included the cathedral on the right, then the afternoon to ourselves.  Old Montreal offered lots of restaurants, shops and street vendors, plus a chance to see the Dead Sea Scrolls at the Museum of Archeology. 

Our last day was a long drive home to Ayr, and not surprisingly our bus drivers got us home right on time.  We were exhausted and don't want to see another touring bus...until the next time.