Montreal, Allez!!

We have just completed a ridiculously cheap week in Montreal.  For 5 out of the 7 days we were tied up to the wall at the east end of the Lachine Canal right in the Old Port.  When we arrived at our first lock in Canada we bought an annual mooring pass for $333 which allows us to stay up to 48 hours at a time at almost any of the locks in the Parks Canada system.  So far that has worked out to $0.75 per foot and that will keep going down as we travel through Ottawa and the Rideau Canal.

The giant freighters are back, we must be in the St. Lawrence.
This is probably the prettiest one I've seen all trip.

Getting to downtown Montreal was tough.  The current runs as fast as 5.7 knots and we top out at 6 knots.  We were worried we weren't going to make it.

Reg was excited to pass by the home of the Expos but he is still pretty bitter about the '94 strike.

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Even though the Expos are long gone there are plenty of opportunities to watch sports.

After all the World Cup games we've watched it was great to see the Montreal Impact live. We had tickets in the standing room only section at the end of the field and we singing and chanting en Francais the whole time.  Montreal, Allez!

We also got a chance to go and see some Derby.  Gotham (#3 in the world) vs. Montreal (#7). I was so excited to see the refs (yes, I'm pretty nerdy, but they are my people)

I also found plenty of time to relax.

Although it is hard to fully relax when someone
is staring at you the whole time.

I also got to check out some real Montreal landmarks as featured in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TncdhLGjFTE

We are now tied up at another lock wall at Sainte Anne-de-Bellevue.  This was supposed to be a one night stay but there is bad weather coming through so we will be here longer than intended.

Next update will be from Ottawa.