Well, my tours have been good on this voyage. That streak ended with today’s tour. The guide didn’t really know that much about
what she was describing in the area, and her English wasn’t as good as other
guides on this journey. The brochure had
warned us that this may happen in some of the small, out-of-the-way ports of
call.
The guide had the uncanny ability to get us in the worst position to take any photos. She never realized she had us with our backs to the location she was describing; she was in a perfect location to see, but she neglected to make sure her clients were able to see the point of interest. So, I missed getting any seals and most of my shots were impossible to take given the positioning of the boat.
If that wasn’t enough, she had the worst boat-driving skill. You better hold on tight! The folks sat on the side of the boat, and it would have been easy to throw someone overboard. She seemed oblivious to this and would speed up and hit the wakes of other boats. So, my memories of St. Pierre and Miquelon will not be about a pleasant tour experience.
Here are a few salvageable shots from the tour.
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| Arriving at the tender docking location. They handed each person a French flag and a map. |
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| There seemed to be shrines to Mary all over the island. Our guide never addressed it. |
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| As the zodiac sailed, there seemed to be people in the most unusual locations on these small islands. |
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| This waterfall was one of the few places that our guide made it possible to take a photo. |
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| More people out hiking on these rocky islands. |
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| This statue off Mary is perched high up on a rock formaton. |
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| It was hard to get a clear shot of the birds nesting on the side of the cliffs. |
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| It was impossible to take photos of the seals. I got this lone bird on a rock formation |
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| The French had a fort to protect the harbor from Hessians soldiers. At least that's what the guide said. |
