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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 |
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Northeastern U |
Freedom Trail – Bunker Hill, Old North Church |
1-Jul |
Wed |
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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 |
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Mt. St. Vincent Dorms |
Urban Planning and Land Use |
5-Jul |
Sun |
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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 |
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camp bunk |
9-Jul |
Thu |
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camp bunk |
10-Jul |
Fri |
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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 |
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DoubleTree (505 Sherbrooke) |
Place and identity in Montreal |
15-Jul |
Wed |
Montreal |
DC |
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train home, change in Penn Station, NYC (arrive DC 1AM 16-Jul) |
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