The Secular Franciscan and Secular Servite began the year of St Paul celebration with the Pauline Sisters in Boston. We met the Sisters at their bookstore in Dedham, MA. The store provided us with an opportunity to do some shopping and allowed us to see the Sisters in Action!
There we met with Sr Lusia and Sr Mary James friends from Chicago. They introduced us to Sr. Regina and Claire.
We then proceeded to have lunch at Bugaboo Creek a taste of Canada. Our stay in Boston included a Duck boat tour on land and on sea. We traveled in a WW ll amphibious landing vehicle. Kind of cool. Quack! Quack! was the code around town. After the tour we found our way into a little Italian restaurant by the name of Antonio's. We had a great Italian lunch with the natives. Then headed to a Colonial Mansion tour - the Otis Mansion. Our day ended with ice cream with the Sisters and a late movie - "Sign".
The hospitality and love given to us was wonderful and deeply appreciated.
Next we traveled through New Hampshire and enjoyed a lobster roll on the shore, then off through Maine. Maine is beautiful country and we commented on the joy we had from driving during the day. We pushed through to Quebec. There we found a beautiful little town called St George.
While in St George looking for a dinner, we met two couples at a Bed and Breakfast and talked a bit about our travels to date and their travels too. One couple was the owner and chef of the Bed and Breakfast, Maison Vinot, http://www.maisonvinot.com/. We initially walked there for a dinner from our hotel. Javier saw the restaurant sign while on his run. We found out the restaurant was closed and began our conversations. The second couple was following a bike tour sponsored by Tom Horton (I think this is a restaurant chain in Canada). They have family visiting here in Chicago - small world. They also gave us news about Quebec City and news of the 400 year old city preparing for their anniversary celebration on July 3rd, the day we will arrive in Quebec City, without a hotel reservation :).
There we met with Sr Lusia and Sr Mary James friends from Chicago. They introduced us to Sr. Regina and Claire.
We then proceeded to have lunch at Bugaboo Creek a taste of Canada. Our stay in Boston included a Duck boat tour on land and on sea. We traveled in a WW ll amphibious landing vehicle. Kind of cool. Quack! Quack! was the code around town. After the tour we found our way into a little Italian restaurant by the name of Antonio's. We had a great Italian lunch with the natives. Then headed to a Colonial Mansion tour - the Otis Mansion. Our day ended with ice cream with the Sisters and a late movie - "Sign".
The hospitality and love given to us was wonderful and deeply appreciated.
Next we traveled through New Hampshire and enjoyed a lobster roll on the shore, then off through Maine. Maine is beautiful country and we commented on the joy we had from driving during the day. We pushed through to Quebec. There we found a beautiful little town called St George.
While in St George looking for a dinner, we met two couples at a Bed and Breakfast and talked a bit about our travels to date and their travels too. One couple was the owner and chef of the Bed and Breakfast, Maison Vinot, http://www.maisonvinot.com/. We initially walked there for a dinner from our hotel. Javier saw the restaurant sign while on his run. We found out the restaurant was closed and began our conversations. The second couple was following a bike tour sponsored by Tom Horton (I think this is a restaurant chain in Canada). They have family visiting here in Chicago - small world. They also gave us news about Quebec City and news of the 400 year old city preparing for their anniversary celebration on July 3rd, the day we will arrive in Quebec City, without a hotel reservation :).
More on that later :) it worked out though.
Check out the added photos. Sorry about not having my camera during our ice cream outing in Boston with the Daughters of St Paul. We shared such a light, friendly, and enjoyable moment together eating ice cream filled with calories of peace, friendship and love.
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