Day 29
September 28, 2019
MONTREAL, QUEBEC (another rainy day - so what's new?)
This is the view from atop Mount Royal where Karen and I would often take out of town guests, sometimes for picnics. We also spent many Sunday mornings on "The Mountain" for, in the opposite direction is Beaver Lake where, on Sunday mornings, miniature home-made ships would monopolize the Lake - sail boats, tugs, multi-masted schooners, even radio-controlled warships whose guns fired blanks. That was BC (before children). Those were the days!
Today we are driving to Ingleside, Ontario just outside Cornwall, to visit our daughter Andrea and her lads Brayden and Ethan. I tried to rent a car for two days from our usual provider, Enterprise - $427.60. Whaaaaat? So I tried Avis instead - $129.85. Go figure.
Getting out of Montreal was a nightmare. Several major highways and roads were closed for repairs. Roads not being repaired were in need of repairs. The rented GPS (only in french, which fortunately we understood) was not aware of these repairs, so the GPS turned out to be of no use at all. There were plenty of detour signs, of course, but as we followed them, they had us driving in every possible direction and ultimately back into downtown (WTF?). So, using local knowledge (we lived in Montreal for five years in the 1970s) we eventually stumbled onto the part of the Decarie Expressway that was open and headed west. We were finally on our way despite the craziness of it all. Woohoo!
Our home cooked meal and its ambiance was scrumptious as only a home made meal can be. This is likely the only time during our cruise that will be with family.
MONTREAL, QUEBEC (another rainy day - so what's new?)
This is the view from atop Mount Royal where Karen and I would often take out of town guests, sometimes for picnics. We also spent many Sunday mornings on "The Mountain" for, in the opposite direction is Beaver Lake where, on Sunday mornings, miniature home-made ships would monopolize the Lake - sail boats, tugs, multi-masted schooners, even radio-controlled warships whose guns fired blanks. That was BC (before children). Those were the days!
Today we are driving to Ingleside, Ontario just outside Cornwall, to visit our daughter Andrea and her lads Brayden and Ethan. I tried to rent a car for two days from our usual provider, Enterprise - $427.60. Whaaaaat? So I tried Avis instead - $129.85. Go figure.
Getting out of Montreal was a nightmare. Several major highways and roads were closed for repairs. Roads not being repaired were in need of repairs. The rented GPS (only in french, which fortunately we understood) was not aware of these repairs, so the GPS turned out to be of no use at all. There were plenty of detour signs, of course, but as we followed them, they had us driving in every possible direction and ultimately back into downtown (WTF?). So, using local knowledge (we lived in Montreal for five years in the 1970s) we eventually stumbled onto the part of the Decarie Expressway that was open and headed west. We were finally on our way despite the craziness of it all. Woohoo!
Our home cooked meal and its ambiance was scrumptious as only a home made meal can be. This is likely the only time during our cruise that will be with family.
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