Quebec City

View of Quebec City from our boat (in marina.)

Houses along the shore -west of Quebec City

Arriving Quebec City

Maggie and I have been here four times so far and we never get tired of this lovely city.  Walking the streets is a joy and steps taken back in time.  There is a festive atmosphere during the summer due to all the events going on from buskers and street exhibits to large organised events.  We will be sorry to leave tomorrow.

To get here we basically had to motor most of the way through the Thousand Islands.  We found lovely anchorages along the way, but one that stood out was the archipelago in Lake St. Pierre.

We had close encounters with the freighter traffic but it was all very manageable.  I believe that having the AIS system helped out because the freighter would see us on their plotters and could plan to be to the other side of the channel - it is an indispensable bit of gear.

We met a very friendly Quebec couple with a Whitby 42.  We are joining them on the next leg down river to Port Joli for the night on our way to Tadoussac for some world class whale watching.

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