On the Sunday before the trip, I had dinner at my parent's place and then drove to Guelph. We unpacked my car and repacked hers with all of the camping gear. When Marsha arrived a few hours later we did the same thing. That evening we went to bed on time and then left at 4:30 the next morning.
We arrived in Brockville midmorning and our first impressions were that it was very picturesque and historic. We visited the first underground tunnel for the railroad.
Um ... Em - read the sign! :) Does "Circle of Peace" mean nothing to you? Sheesh ... some people! :)
After some time of walking around the city, we decided to treat ourselves at a local nail salon. Em and Marsha got pedicures and I got a manicure - first (professional) one in my life!
Now feeling very beautified, we headed to go for a cruise around the 1000 islands. Apparently the city was started by wealthy cottage folk and was then partitioned by millionaires. In fact, the area has the highest percentage of millionaires in North America.
We almost didn't make it on this cruise as they had a 15 person minimum, but at the last minute enough people showed. Eleven dollars well spent!
This island was inhabited by hundreds of seagulls. They sent raccoons to eat their eggs, but all the raccoons died.
Fulfert Place
A common sight on our trip.
Aren't these homes incredible?
Someone really needed this! :)
A potential camping trip for the future?
This makes me smile. Could you possibly fit a bigger house on a smaller island???
After our cruise, we had a picnic lunch on the waterfront and then drove (Montreal gave us a 2 hour traffic delay) to where we would be staying for our first night: Quebec City. We went out for pretentiously-priced supper, not altogether unexpected considering our location in the Basse-Ville midway up the Breakneck Stairs. We ended up staying at Patrice and Suzanne Mitchaud's who were so hospitable. I'll start the next day for another blog post.
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