Author Archives: Ray Boas

LONDON – A QUICK TOUR OF OUR DOINGS – 25, 26 and 27 October

Posted on October 27, 2012 by Ray Boas

I am starting to write this on Saturday, 27 October (yes I have had that little available time to write) and not sure when I will be able to post.  Yesterday (Friday) I could connect through the hotel, but last … Continue reading →

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LONDON — A CITY I LIKE – October 2012

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Ray Boas

You should figure out from the images below that I am in London, and I am with David, Mari, Lisa and Alex.  I am here to tour the kids around London while David and Mari are involved with a conference.  … Continue reading →

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NOSTALGIA TRIP BACK FROM QM2 via WILTON and NEW PRESTON, CT

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Ray Boas

Well, I am home from my eleven days on the Queen Mary 2.  I was in my car by 9AM for the direct 4 ½ hour drive back home, but my plan was to travel through my home town in … Continue reading →

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QUEEN MARY 2 Continued up the Coast to Quebec City – 27 and 28 September 2012

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Ray Boas

And, transiting back to NYC on 29 and 30 September – Posted 1 October 2012 Welcome back on board Queen Mary 2 with me. Sorry this is long, but it covers 5 days with no pictures. First of all, my … Continue reading →

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SAINT JOHN, NB and HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA – 25 and 26 September 2012

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Ray Boas

So sorry, for the past 8 hours the satelitte link has not allowed me to insert the images I uploaded. Not to disppoint you (I know you want to know what is happening) I am posting without the 7 planned … Continue reading →

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BAR HARBOR, MAINE – 24 September 2012

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Ray Boas

I will try to be short (who, me?) because uploading my posts via satellite is hard due to the two way delay, and as you may have seen from yesterday’s post I could not position images creatively as a result … Continue reading →

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NYC TO NYC VIA QC ON QM2 SEP ‘12

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Ray Boas

Which means: New York City to New York City via Quebec City on the Queen Mary 2 from 20 September 2012 to 2 October 2012.  Yes, for those of you who don’t already know this, I am back on the … Continue reading →

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A THREE HOUR TOUR – But, No Skipper, Professor, or MaryAnn

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Ray Boas

This weekend was the big “British Invasion” car show in Stowe, VT, but I again opted out. I always enjoyed car shows growing up with my Dad (he was a well-known car buff), but somehow “old cars” to me are … Continue reading →

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MAINE POSTSCRIPT – Shunpiking at its Best – 11 September 2012

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Ray Boas

I sat at breakfast on Tuesday with my map of the coast of Maine from Portland back to Kittery and the tourism booklets I had collected for each town along the way.  As I mentioned, the plan was to work … Continue reading →

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BACK ON THE MAIN(E) LAND – 9 and 10 September 2012

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Ray Boas

Time to get your maps out and follow along.  Sadly leaving Star Island we docked in Portsmouth about 4:30 Sunday, and shortly I was crossing the bridge into Maine on I-95 quickly exiting to shunpike along Maine 103 close to … Continue reading →

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