Well, we came through the St. Lawrence Seaway intact, through all the big locks, passing and being passed by big, juicy freighters. Everyone behaved themselves and all were very happy. The weather had been marvellous for that stretch. It began to get a little more cloudy and cool after that, but cool weather is great for walking and touristing. Linda, the pears all ripened at ounce! We were giving them away to other boaters tied off to the Waiting-Wall! Delicious!
No pikkies today, dummy here forgot to load them onto my memory stick so when we came across a beautiful library that provides free computer/internet use, whadya know! Anyhow, we have reached one of the highlights of our trip, incredible Ville de Québec! We are anchored off Québec yacht club, still a good ½ hour walk from Bas Ville, but what a discovery. We exit the Yacht Club and find ourselves on a bike path that takes us into le Viex Port. Today, we found a great set of stairs, Les Escaliers de Cap-Blanc, that took us up to the Plains of Abraham. We then noodled our way to a tourist bureau, looking for directions to the closest library, where a young gentleman told us he was not allowed to give non-tourist info, and besides, he said, it was too far a walk from here. So we asked a group of young people on the street where the library was. It was almost around the corner! Those young folks, incidentally, were promoting alternatives in transportation with fossil-fuel conservation in mind, way to go, les jeunes!
So here we are in one of the most unusual libraries we have ever been in, it was originally St. Matthew's Church, built in 1772. The alter, baptistry and Choir are off limits and still intact. The vault is all wood, quite lovely. Then there all the library stacks, racks and bits that are rather utilitarian, being that office-putty colour.
Montreal was great, too. We anchored off La Ronde park and had a beautiful view of La Grande Ville, complete with the lighted cross on Mt. Royale.
If we wait out a nasty north wind here, I`ll come back and fill the blanks in with some photos.
The next leg of our journey will take us through much wider water, smaller towns and mountainous regions. We learned that Quebec has a burgeoning cruise-ship tours industry, little doubt why. If any of you need a four-day getaway, this is indeed the place! Find the cheapest auberge you can, (maybe there is a hostel here?) and walk around for a few days.
A plustard!
No pikkies today, dummy here forgot to load them onto my memory stick so when we came across a beautiful library that provides free computer/internet use, whadya know! Anyhow, we have reached one of the highlights of our trip, incredible Ville de Québec! We are anchored off Québec yacht club, still a good ½ hour walk from Bas Ville, but what a discovery. We exit the Yacht Club and find ourselves on a bike path that takes us into le Viex Port. Today, we found a great set of stairs, Les Escaliers de Cap-Blanc, that took us up to the Plains of Abraham. We then noodled our way to a tourist bureau, looking for directions to the closest library, where a young gentleman told us he was not allowed to give non-tourist info, and besides, he said, it was too far a walk from here. So we asked a group of young people on the street where the library was. It was almost around the corner! Those young folks, incidentally, were promoting alternatives in transportation with fossil-fuel conservation in mind, way to go, les jeunes!
So here we are in one of the most unusual libraries we have ever been in, it was originally St. Matthew's Church, built in 1772. The alter, baptistry and Choir are off limits and still intact. The vault is all wood, quite lovely. Then there all the library stacks, racks and bits that are rather utilitarian, being that office-putty colour.
Montreal was great, too. We anchored off La Ronde park and had a beautiful view of La Grande Ville, complete with the lighted cross on Mt. Royale.
If we wait out a nasty north wind here, I`ll come back and fill the blanks in with some photos.
The next leg of our journey will take us through much wider water, smaller towns and mountainous regions. We learned that Quebec has a burgeoning cruise-ship tours industry, little doubt why. If any of you need a four-day getaway, this is indeed the place! Find the cheapest auberge you can, (maybe there is a hostel here?) and walk around for a few days.
A plustard!
Great to hear of your adventures, and about the library, of course. We LOVE Quebec City, too.
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Take care and smooth sailing,
Christine
Yes Quebec city is lovely & I would think you would have had the most beautiful view while you sailed up the river.
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Take care in your travels.
Linda
Great to see that you were able to post from Quebec but I would say that libraries need to be on tourist info. don't you? I am so lgad you spend a while in Quebec. The city is filled with splendour. Another spot that is terrific is Baie Saint Paul and St. Urbain. They are little artists' havens and it is on the north shore before Tadoussac. And while you're at Tadoussac, say hi to the whales for us. Take care.
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