A short day today, by design, so that we can see if it is even possible to go forward. What with the 'delicate flower' that is now my husband.
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| Goodbye, Lord Reading. You were so kind to us! |
Even with our 'football time', we arrived at the St-Anne wall. St-Anne is THE happening place with restaurants, bars and live music, and all kinds of small and medium sized short-distance boats come for dinner, or to hear the Wed music. As we have noted before, Canadians are like Mayflies and ENJOYING THE HECK out of their short summer/life. We got there early, and therefore had no worries about wall space. We hear it can get incredibly crowed during the peak of summer, with boats rafting (shoulder to shoulder) all across the canal.
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| Boats kept coming in, but there was plenty of room. AND, we were on the opposite side from the music so we could enjoy it rather then being oppressed by it. |
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| The leaves are starting to show some fall influence. |
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| Good night, St Anne! |
The live music stopped about 9:30 and most of the small boats left after that. It got quiet and we had a nice evening securely tied to the town wall. Tomorrow we will continue up the Ottawa River towards Ottawa and the Rideau (pronounced Rid-O) canal.
My great grandmother from Tupper Lake NY used to make a pilgrimage to St Anne's cathedral periodically...I'm not sure what she did exactly, but she went with one of her Canadian girlfriends every few years. As a kid I remember thinking it was strange to want to go and visit a cathedral.
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