Tentative Itinerary
World Landscapes: New England, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and Quebec
June 29 – July 16, 2009

Date

Day

From

To

Accommodations

Activity

29-Jun

Mon

Washington, DC

Boston, MA

Northeastern U

Train ride to Boston

30-Jun

Tue

Northeastern U

Freedom Trail – Bunker Hill, Old North Church

1-Jul

Wed

Northeastern U

The Big Dig, evolution of Boston landscapes

2-Jul

Thu

Boston, MA

Portland, ME

Holiday inn by the bay

Train to Portland, ME free afternoon for personal explorations

3-Jul

Fri

Portland, ME

Yarmouth-Halifax, NS

Mt. St. Vincent Dorms

CAT ferry to Yarmouth, NS – bus to Halifax, NS

4-Jul

Sat

Mt. St. Vincent Dorms

Urban Planning and Land Use

5-Jul

Sun

Mt. St. Vincent Dorms

Tidal Bore in the Bay of Fundy, historical, cultural,
economic geography

6-Jul

Mon

Halifax, NS

Louisbourg-Ferry

seat on ferry

The Fortress at Louisbourg, dinner in Sydney, ferry ride
overnight to Newfoundland

7-Jul

Tue

Port au Basques, NL

Lomond, NL

camp bunk

 

Hike Gros Morne (806m) to an Arctic Landscape, The
Tablelands – Earth’s mantle exposed, Lake boat tour

8-Jul

Wed

camp bunk

9-Jul

Thu

camp bunk

10-Jul

Fri

camp bunk

11-Jul

Sat

Lomond, NL

Port au Basques, NL

ferry seat

Recreational developments in Western Newfoundland,
dinner in Port au Basques, overnight ferry ride to NS

12-Jul

Sun

N. Sydney, NS

Truro, NS

on train

Train ride to Montreal, New Brunswick, French Canada
along the Gaspe peninsula

13-Jul

Mon

Truro, NS

Montreal, QC

DoubleTree (505 Sherbrooke)

urban neighborhoods of Montreal

14-Jul

Tue

DoubleTree (505 Sherbrooke)

Place and identity in Montreal

15-Jul

Wed

Montreal

DC

train home, change in Penn Station, NYC (arrive DC 1AM 16-Jul)