Westborough

Thursday 9-20-12

Day 7

Westborough MA

We checked in the Sleighmakerinn. B&B 2pm. We took a nap after our 8 hr drive from Niagara Falls.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Inn was decorated in Victorian. Wood floors, plenty lace. We had a queen bed with a great view of the area. The innkeepers were very sweet husband & wife.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We walked along the quaint tree lined streets, visited a local farmers market.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supper was at a local restaurant JP's Restaurant Pub. Fresh overstuffed lobster roll for myself & chicken Parmesan for Hubby. Both were tasty.

Afterwards we enjoyed another walk and sat on the huge wraparound front porch with hot coffee & herbal tea. A perfect ending to a perfect stay.

Niagara Falls Day 3

Wednesday 9-19-12

Day 6

Today is our last day in Niagara Falls, I'm so bummed. We spent the morning washing our weeks laundry. Afterwards, we walked 2 hours through Niagara Park & around the Falls. All the flowers were so pretty.

 

 

Lunch was at the Deli inside the hotel. Supper was at a local Chinese restaurant.

 

 

 

We walked down to watch the illumniation of the falls tonight.    Pictures cannot capture the beauty. It is so gorgeous. Afterward, we packed up for our trip to our next destination...

...a B&B in Westborough, MA (outside of Boston).

 

 

Niagara Falls Days 2

Tuesday 9-18-12

Day 5

We spent the day getting upclose & personal with the falls. 

 

First we walked through caves behind the falls. We were able to look at the falls closer & also to look out from behind the water .

 

 

Next, we took a boat ride to the falls to get views from beneath. Even though we wore ponchos, we were soaked when it was done. So much fun!

Lunch was salmon salad & clam chowder. Supper was Italian at Romanos.

Niagara Falls Canada

Monday 9-17-12

Day 4 of our trip

We checked into the Fallsview Casino hotel.

The  gorgeous view of the falls from our hotel room window.

 

Our room was clean and spacious.  We couldn't have asked for better.

 

 

 

We spent the day walking around the falls & choosing tours for the next morning.

Lunch was eaten on the patio of a local sandwich shop. Supper was eaten at the casino buffet.

Niagara on the Lake - Winery Tours

We awoke early and after a refreshing 2 hour walk,we had our first delicious breakfast at our B&B.

 

 We collected a winery map then set out to explore them.

 

 

 

 

The first two were small family owned wineries. Next we did a tour of a larger winery. They explained about growing the vines, how to protect them from insects & disease. They also showed us their harvesting process. Afterwards. We we toured the cellar where we were educated on barrell selection & fermentation. We were then treated to a tasting where we had our first taste of "ice wine" Hubby really liked it.

 

 

We enjoyed a fresh handmade pizza topped with local herbs & veggies, very tasty.

After our full day of wine country, we had a delicious supper at an Irish pub. Hubby chose Irish Stew, while I had corn beef & cabbage.

Niagara-On-The-Lake

We had the typical Hampton Inn breakfast. Afterward, we enjoyed a morning walk while exploring our surroundings.

 

Albany is a city of hilly tree-lines streets sprinkled with cafe's & pubs with front patio chairs. Their Dutch influence is celebrated by huge painted clogs.

We arrived in Niagara On the Lake  around 2pm to a beautiful day. Lots of sunshine with gentle cool breezes. NOTL (wine country) has been a very pleasant surprise.

We booked to nights at the charming Wine Country B&B.

 

 

 Our room is decorated in rich shades of seafoam green & brown.

Our host greeted us with a friendly smile & graciously assisted us with luggage.









 

After settling in we were delighted that we could walk to most everything including Lake Ontario.

 

We returned to our room to cleanup for supper around 5:30p. We choose casual Italian food at The Ole Wine Cellar. I had a veal pasta while Hubby had spaghetti with meatballs, both were very good. Later we stopped for a treat at a small bakery and ate on the porch. Perfect end to a perfect day.

NE/CANADA TRIP - BOSTON/ALBANY

Friday,9-14-12

Day1

We Arrived at the airport 6:00am for our 7:30 flight. We arrived in Boston 3:30 ( including a 2hr layover in Baltimore).

After picking up our rental car, we headed to our first stop in Albany NY.

 

 

We checked into the Hampton Inn around 7:00. Our room was very nice.

 

We ate supper @ a nearby corner restaurant named Victory. We each had huge salads. Afterwards we explored the various pubs that lined the street. Most included outdoor seating, great for people watching & enjoy the crisp fall air.

 

Cruisin with Granddaughters 2012-Day 6

Our final port today was Cozumel.  We have all been to this port a couple times so we had no planned excursions.  We took a cab downtown for some bargain shopping, a light lunch at Carlos & Charlies and then headed back to enjoy the ship without crowds.

My youngest awoke early to watch God paint the sky

 



Shopping in Cozumel

 



Carlos & Charlies
 

Cruisin with Granddaughters 2012-Day 5

We docked at our second port, Belize.  Belize has a large barrier reef, second only to Australia.  We booked a 1/2 day snorkeling excursion through the ship.


We were picked up by boat directly from our cruise ship.



The boat then delivered us to our beautiful tropical island.

 

We snorkeled in the most beautiful clear blue water I have ever scene.

 

Our older girls enjoyed Kayaking.

 

Our youngest enjoyed searching for seashells
 

Cruisin with Granddaughters 2012-Day 4

Today was our first day in port, Roatan, Honduras.

We woke up to a beautiful day as we docked in Roatan.

Our plans today were to spend the day Mahogany Beach.

  Our fee included unlimited rides on the Flying Chair, Clamshell covered beach chairs, water floats and kayaking.

 

This beach is so-so.  The water was clean but it was so packed with people.  When I bought this excursion on the ship, each ticket was for two. I bought 2 tickets (4 people), leaving one person out.   I rode the flying chairs with the kids & Hubby did the Kayak with them (we shared a wrist band) shhh!  It was very convenient since we had the kids.   The kids enjoyed it but, if we go here again, I would try a different beach.