Oh Canada!

Mike and I had a great trip to Canada last weekend.  We had 5 nights, with one night in a hotel in Ottawa, two nights camping in Gatineau Park, across the river in Quebec Province.  Then we had 2 rainy days, Saturday and Sunday, so we drove toward Montreal.  Since this was a fairly spur of the moment, play it by ear trip, we didn't have reservations in Montreal.  We found out quickly that all rooms anywhere near where we wanted to be were taken up by parents of McGill students, and perhaps other local colleges.  That was the weekend before the start of school.  SO, we headed back out of Montreal and up toward Mt. Tremblant.  We stopped in a scenic little village called Ste-Agathe-Des-Monts, about 2/3 the way up to Tremblant.  There we found a room at a Super 8!  with a fairly large indoor water slide/park.  Another day I would have been thrilled to try it out, or if Hayden had been there.  We went out to eat and visit a local music bar instead.  The last night we spent in a wonderful old inn at Quebec City, in the Old Town (Upper).  We had the afternoon and the next morning to explore Old Quebec, and thoroughly enjoyed it.  It is now on our list of places to go back to, along with Canada in general.

To backtrack just a bit, before I go off to work, we also thoroughly enjoyed Ottawa.  It was very green, and being right on the river had lots of scenic waterfront to see, and the architecture was entrancing.  We did a lot of walking, rented bikes, and saw a lot of historic sites.  Camping was also wonderful.  We rented a canoe, walked some, and enjoyed the wildlife (4 legged kind).  If it had not rained the weekend, we would have continued in the camping mode as we headed east.

I have put all the photos up on flickr, along with a few videos and photos of Hayden in Haverstraw with me earlier in the month.  As I have time I will post a few of the best photos here, but for now, please feel free it look at my flickr site.