Today is officially the last day of the month since we left. Crazy. We had to start our day in Quebec with crepes, of course! Walked around the fortifications one last time and set off for Montreal. Today was the first Quebec morning without rain. While it was beautiful, it definitely promised to be hot.
We drove out to Montmorency Falls on our way out of town. Technically it was not on the way, but not too far out either. When mike and I were last in Quebec, Montmorency Falls was frozen solid. Was nice to see it again today. There is a staircase that winds down the side of a cliff opposite the falls. The stairs lead to a viewing platform at the bottom where you get to stand in the spray from the falls. We started out down the stairs and weren’t sure we’d go all the way down. Every step down is one you have to take back up. It’s a looooooong way down. 487 steps to be precise. Of course we ended up at the bottom. It was worth it and the trek back up wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. We skipped walking the bridge over the falls and opted to hit the road to Montreal instead.
It wasn’t a terribly long drive, just about 3 hours, but man, today that felt like torture. The road was very flat and straight, not much scenery either.
Got to Montreal, found the tourist office for some maps and information. We set out for the old port tonight. Pretty hot here - mid 90s today. It was a rather long walk to the old port, but interesting. The city feels so BIG compared to old Quebec and every other place we’ve been on this trip. Mike got us a hotel sort of centrally located, we’re kind of in the business district. The walk back from the old port after dinner wasn’t too bad. The city is mostly flat, just a few hills. Interesting mix of old buildings right up against new gigantic skyscrapers.
It’s supposed to rain tomorrow morning, but clear up in the afternoons not sure what we’ll do yet. Still hard to believe we are in week 5 of this trip!
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