North Harbor, Ontario August 21 -- Montreal, Quebec August 27, 2013
Ship restaurant, Lake Nipissing -- North Bay
North Bay Harbor
Stella soliciting support for using a bicycle made for four North Bay
En route to Ottawa
En route to Ottawa -- continue
Lunch stop site en route to Ottawa
Ottawa, ON August 22 - 26
Street scene in Westport
Public shower opportunity in Westport. Loonie = 1 and Toonie = 2 $CAN coins
Colorful flower baskets ...
And chairs in Westport
Geodes in gemstone shop, Westport
Petrified sand thinly sliced off sand stone from Arizona, 180 -- 200 million years old
Recovered portion of Indian canoe from birch bark. Ten years to construct; 20 years of useful service
Johannesburg, South Africa, featuring in Westport
Stella documenting lock in Newboro ....
As a boat came in ...
And able to depart upstream ....
Willem admires some of the upscale house boats moored in Newboro
Swing bridge getting out of the way in Smiths Falls ....
So a boat can pass ...
While the lock is hand-operated ....
And readied for another passage.
An elderly member of the Canadian Mounted Police (Mounty) inside the Canadian Museum of Civilization,
Ottawa (Hull)
First People Exhibit Hall, Museum of Civilization
Architecture of Museum of Civilization....
Another view ....
And another ....
And another
Exhibit of Eskimos with dog sled
Undamaged birch bark canoe, Museum of Civilization
Street cafes abound in ByWard Market
Street art in Ottawa park
Rideau Canal inlet from Ottawa River
Several locks at upper end of Rideau Canal, Ottawa
Wellington Street bridge across Rideau Canal at the last gate in Ottawa
Public park in front of Parliament Buildings, Ottawa
Clock Tower called Westminster in the Wilderness at Parliament Buildings
John By (1779 - 1836) Lieutenant-Colonel of the British Royal Engineers; designer and supervisor
of the Rideau Canal
Bicycles for hire
Ottawa land mark: Chateau Laurier Hotel
Fickie with heat from the Centennial Flame in his back
Amphibus on road heading for St Lawrence
Cleaning RV in lovely camp site before leaving Ottawa for Montreal
The way to the exit of Ottawa campground
Montreal August 27 - 31
Hotel on Sherbrooke Avenue with our GMC truck nosing in on the right
Condos on Sherbrooke Ave
Wall painting in Latin Quarter
Hotel-de-Ville, Montreal's monumental city hall; no hotel at all!
Restaurant on Place Jacques-Cartier
Street cafes further down Jacques-Cartier
Street art next to Chateau Ramersay
Susan trying to keep up with Willem down Rue Saint Paul
Some fine old 18th Century houses in Old Montreal
Marina and clock tower near the Old Port of Montreal on the St Laurence
Big rigs of wealthy retirees in the Alouette campground
Summer establishment of a migrating retiree
Our RV in the dead center at Alouette
Willem attending to housekeeping matters with vacuum cleaner
Foyer of the Place des Arts, where an opera house, symphony hall, various other theatres and an
art museum are housed
External view of Place des Arts
Complexe Desjardins, a shopping center which is part of an extensive 20 mile underground network
More bixis for hire
McGill University Admin Building
McGill campus
The 1976 Olympic Stadium on the far left and St Lawrence to the right, as seen from Mount Royal
Snack time on Mount Royal
Olympic Stadium up close ...
Closer ....
And closer....
Empty Olympic size pool
Fickie amidst various activities in and around the stadium nowadays
Getting a feel for the height of the structure
Willem's birthday breakfast at IKEA
Careful about spilling!
Swimming pool at Alouette Camp Ground
Willem taking care of matters below ....
And Fickie above
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