St John, NB

10.16.2014

Thursday we were in St John, New Brunswick and it was foggy, foggy, foggy.  We had an excursion for a Hop-on Hop-off tour and did we mention it was foggy?  The higher we got, the foggier it got.  We took some pictures, but many of them just show fog.

But, after dinner, we went to a cocktail party hosted by the Commodore of the Fleet, the big guy, the head of all the Captains.  In addition to him, we met the Chef of the Fleet and he talked with us a bit.  He has been with Princess for 41 years! He is responsible for all the menus and food preparation on all the Princess Ships.  We talked to the head of the dining staff and the head of the photo department, who spent a lot of time with us.  He has a plan for his life.  In several years, he will quit Princess to take a 12-14 month trip around the world.  He is from a small town in Serbia and will start from there, crossing Europe.  He plans to cross from England to Canada on ferries.  Apparently there is one from Britain to Iceland, another to Greenland and then another to Canada.  Then down to New York where he will either rent or buy a motorcycle to cross the USA.  He will be in Australia and Japan and then on home to Serbia where he will start a photo business.  He has been a air traffic controller and is a pilot.  Talk about someone who knows what he wants to do and does it.

Colleen and John