July 19-20

Enjoying the day in Montreal. First we went to see and hear the organ at the Basilique Notre-Dame de Montreal, then walked St.Laurent Blvd to the famous Schwartz's Deli where we had a nice table for two at the back of the restaurant and a fabulous smoked meat sandwich. The rest of the afternoon was walking the streets and stores of Montreal including the very busy Place Jacques Cartier.

Dinner that night with the entire gang at Gibby's Steakhouse.

Friday morning was a 9:00 am departure and farewell to Montreal as we continue down the St.Lawrence to Sorel and the voyage up the Richelieu. Passed the many ship docks on the way out of Montreal and saw many big ships. Great current heading downstream, but is a concern when thinking about the return trip home. Reached Sorel about 3 1/2 hours later and made our turn into the Richelieu. Another hour and we reached the St.Ours lock for our first up bound lockage on the river. It was a long and hot day so we all made the decision to stop at the Handfield Marina for a dock for the night since Chambly locks were still 2 hours away it was now pushing 4:30