2011-09-12 - in Montreal (Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club)

Our mast is off!! We spent the beginning of the day securing the mast, hanging out and doing a bit of tidying. We jumped on our bikes / bike wagon and headed out for the local supermarket in the afternoon. It was a great opportunity to do a little 'french' lesson for Connor as all of the grocery signs were in french and I quizzed him on some of the more frequent foods. We loaded all the groceries on our bikes and Dylan's wagon and off we went home. Not an easy task. When we got back, Kerry gathered some knowledge from one of the club members as far as where to stay now up river. There is a place to anchor about 20 nm away. We had decided earlier on to stay the night again and leave early in the morning just in case we have extended waits in the canals again. There are limited places to stop after this so we need to time it well. While he did that we had a couple of hours of schooling. A greatest part of the day was when Kerry's nephew's family came for a visit. They only live 10km away. When we arrived yesterday, we didn't realize how close they actually were to us. We called them and they came right over. It was great to see them as it has been ages!