Out to Sea for May
25/19
By Jim and Barb Fox
At the first glance
of a map, you wonder how a huge cruise ship can navigate the many twists and
turns on this small rivulet of water.
The journey along
what is Canada’s only navigable fjord in Quebec rewards passengers with breath-taking
scenery that includes craggy mountains and peaks with high plateaus carved centuries
ago by glaciers.
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| The sun goes down on the Saguenay Fjord, called one of the prettiest places in the world. (Jim Fox photo) |
On select St.
Lawrence voyages, ships go slowly on the Saguenay Fjord, creating mere wavelets
en route to some of the most picturesque villages in “La belle province.”
When we sailed on
Holland America’s Eurodam, a crowd was waiting on the wharf at Saguenay on the
Baie des Ha! Ha!
They greeted us –
mostly American tourists with a good sprinkling of Canadians – in their best
English and us with our worst French.
It turned out
Eurodam was making the 200th visit by a cruise ship to the port and we learned
the city, 190 kilometres north of Quebec City is known for its warm welcome.
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| Holland America’s Eurodam pays a visit to Saguenay, Quebec with writer Jim Fox. (Barbara Fox photo) |
