Well we are leaving the lakes and canals for a few days and into the St Lawrence Seaway. The current would also be against us. Learned another lesson on chart plotting. Best to do it before you leave, especially when using French charts. I plotted our way to Montreal but we were a good 10 mile to go when we got to the end of my route. We were pretty sure that since we could not see any buildings we had a ways to go. So we proceeded up the river till we say the city. Our charts did not have the name of the basin for the marina and the book did not give coordinates, so we called, sprint roaming to the rescue. Just past the big tower on the Westside. As we got close the current against the boat doubled. I got a picture of the chart plotter at over 5mph but it hit 7 for a short while. Boats with a max speed of 7 knots are not coming into this marina.
We got tied up and found our friends as we sat in a café having a drink. It was so nice, we were reminded of our honeymoon in Paris. Dinner was fun at Jardin Nelson’s.After dinner we went for a walk and stopped to watch Mick Montreal do a performance. Ken and Craig were chosen to help out. Ken’s part was as James Bond and Craig was Rocky.
The next day we explored Notre Dame, Saint Katherine’s Ave, had Poutine ( an acquired taste for French fries goat cheese and gravy). While we were eating lunch we keep hearing girls screaming with excitement. A Youngman from Australia, Cody Simpson, was at a radio studio on the corner and they were all hoping for a glimpse and better yet to be chosen to go into the studio.
We did a little shopping then walked around some more before dinner and a carriage ride with 20 buck$. The carriage ride was terrific, and it was a beautiful night for a ride. The city has created quite a large historical area with tight restriction on restoration. Montreal has so many restaurants that looked fabulous. We hated to plan our departure.
