We're on a boat!

For our fifth and final full day in Montreal, the sun came out, and stayed out. HOORAY! We even had to put sunscreen on, and I still got a little pink. It was by no means the 100 degree weather we came back to the next day, but it was in the high seventies, and it was so pleasant!

We decided to take a boat tour of Montreal on the St. Lawrence River. We bought our tickets, and were told boarding would start in about 25 minutes. 20 minutes later we walked down to the pier, and the boat was all ready full. We did not get a seat, and had to stand for the ride, which was not ideal, but ok. Plus most of the other people on the tour were senior citizens, so better they have a seat, than us. The tour was very interesting, and so pretty. I love being on the water, and this was the perfect day to enjoy the river!

Waiting for the boat.

Dalan on the boat, with Old Montreal behind him.

Dalan...he's on a boat!

Me on the boat!

We have another picture....almost exactly like this from the last time we were on a boat in Canada.

Since, we were back in Old Montreal, we got some more gelato, and then decided to try one more time to see the inside of the Cathedral of Notre Dame, since we had been foiled every time we had tried to go there before, and we finally got in. It was beautiful inside. It had beautiful stained glass windows, and unbelievable statues and decor inside. Amazing.

Dalan in the church. This picture only shows a small part of the beauty.

In the church. I am being blessed by God's light or Dalan should have told me to move out of the light for a better picture. You be the judge.

The Sellers!

As we went to leave Montreal, and go explore the island properly that we had been on in the dark and pouring rain during the fireworks, we saw a bunch of men dressed up in red coats. It looked like they were going to be part of a Revolutionary War reenactment. I know Canada was not part of the Revolutionary War, but that is the best thing I can compare it to, also I know that when the British invaded Montreal in the late 1700's, the citizens of Montreal did not put up a fight, and just let them, so we were unsure of what exactly they were going to reenact. So, we followed them, but they kind of just disappeared into the crowd. We headed back toward the metro station, when we saw a bunch of blue coats marching, so we followed them thinking that there would be some sort of show for sure. Instead, they just marched down the pier, and were no where close to where the red coats had gone. Dalan asked me if we should point them in the right direction or something! Instead, we ended up coming upon a street performance of the Cirque Du Soleil, or something similar. It was cool, and a pleasant surprise to get to watch.

We finally made it to the metro station, and headed off the our little island to do some more exploring. I cannot remember its name right now, and could look it up, but I am feeling too lazy. It is a cool island, with a lot of recreation and a big park. We walked around the park, and guess who we saw? The blue coats! We were now directly across the river from Old Montreal, and I am not sure if they took a boat to the island when they went down the pier, or if it was another group of blue coated men, but it was still a strange coincidence. We walked down to the water front, and sat and enjoyed the nice weather and the water. Eventually, we walked down to a dock to get closer to the water. It made me nervous, because the river is so big, and there were speed boats going up and down the river and it would make the dock rock back and forth. Dalan was brave, and walked to the end of the dock, but I wouldn't. I was too scared to fall in!

Dalan on the water front. Old Montreal is in the background.

Enjoying the sun and the water!

Dalan being brave on the dock...ha, ha, ha! Isn't it beautiful? The City, not Dalan's bravery!

We then headed back to our hotel, packed up, and went to dinner. There was a Greek restaurant by our house that was always crowded and looked delicious that we had been wanting to try. We showed up, and were the only people in the restaurant for most of our meal. Go figure. It was yummy, and we enjoyed ourselves, so that is all that matters. We headed to bed early that night as we had to get up at 4:45 the next morning to catch our flight home. It was a wonderful honeymoon/vacation, and we were very sad to say au revoir to Montreal!