Longuel, Quebec

Scenery along the Canadian locks to Sorel, Quebec

Locking through the locks

June 28-30

Longueil, Quebec (across from Montreal)

 

BONJOUR!

Yes we are definitely in the French speaking neighborhood. I think I am actually getting pretty good at reading and figuring out what signs and some packaging is saying.

The young man who checked us in at the dock spoke English fluently and was very nice and helpful. Everyone here has been nice and most of them speak English. We went grocery shopping at the IGA at the mall, but it was different than any IGA’s I have been in stateside. It kinda reminded me of Wegmans in Jersey. It was fun shopping there and seeing them cut your meat, you pick out the size of bread you want and the kind of bread( I mean they had all kinds) and package it yourself and write the code. The fruits and vegetables were fresh and local. They had 2 sushi chefs there making sushi to order. I know that we have it in Publix in Florida. But this was different in how they prepared it.  They had all kinds of meat including horse meat steaks. YES I said horse meat. Alan said the French like to eat horse. NO thank you, that I won't try.

We then walked back to the boat , chilled out until 9:30pm and went up the hill to watch the fireworks. 

It seems that every Saturday night during the summer Montreal puts on a fireworks show over the St. Lawrence. We had the best view in the house being on the opposite side of the river. Last year we were in a marina in Old downtown Montreal and couldn’t see them because we were not going to pay the $20 to  go up on the bridge to see them.

 

Sunday, we walked back to the mall and was going to get a throw away prepaid phone for here in Canada. Decided to wait until we get to Ontario because it would be long distance calling marinas and such in Ontario if we had a Quebec number. So we had lunch in the mall, went back into IGA and walked back to boat. It has been raining and storming off and on all weekend so we have been on the lazy side.

Sunday night I got a phone call from my sister Connie that my mom had fallen at her house and broke her leg and shoulder. Adam anad Zack were at her house when it happened and called the ambulance and Connie. Thanks Adam and ZacK!! We really depend on you guys and appreciate you helping out. It was a hard night for me being so far away. Tommorrow we will know more and as to how our trip will pan out.