Montreal to New York

Don’t fill up on poutine in Montreal because you’ll need your appetite for this exploration of Canada and America’s Atlantic coast. With the sound of jazz lingering in our ears, we bid farewell to Montreal and journey along the Saint Lawrence river to Québec City, where you can stroll along the cobbled streets of the UNESCO-listed old town, pausing for a maple taffy stick or two. Then we head to the maritime playground of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine for kayaking, cycling and hiking along its red sandstone cliffs. Next we come to Nova Scotia, calling at Sydney and Halifax for seafaring history, lobster rolls and the world’s largest fiddle (yes, really). South now to Saint John in New Brunswick, home to reversing rapids and sweeping tides, and then into US waters for a stop in Portland, Maine – no visit here would be complete without a taste of its famous lobster. Boston brings a wealth of cultural and culinary experiences and then there’s time for a stop in Newport, Rhode Island, to admire its gilded mansions before our arrival into New York.