Ok I lied. Before we head west we want to see more of Fundy that we could not see because of the rain last time so we headed back for more exploring. Check the Fundy gallery to see some more pictures from this great park.
I shot some video as well but my laptop is a bit underpowered to allow me to edit it together into something nice so that will have to wait until the trip is over. Expect video clips even after our trip has finished!
Later that night we went out for dinner. Since we were close to downtown we walked from the hotel and were treated to a most unexpected encounter. Well actually two of them but I'll get to that in a second.
As we were walking we heard quite a noisy bird above us. I thought it was an ill tempered seagull but I had never heard one like that before. I looked closely at the bird and saw that it was a most unusual sight.
A Bald Eagle.
Blink... no way!
Yes it was a Bald Eagle, searching for prey in downtown Moncton. This night can't get any more odd I though to myself, but the night was yet still young.
We wandered around a bit before settling on a Mexican place that seemed really nice. When the food came we were rewarded with a fine meal that I enjoyed greatly.
Now part way through the meal John noticed something happening behind me. Some girls were setting up for a bachlorette party! John was getting a bit worried when he saw some of the...um.. "Unique" party favors being taken out, but not as much as when he saw a scavenger hunt list come out. I think he was worried that somehow he might get caught up in some embarrassing game.
Sadly it seemed that we were not going to be around long enough to see the fun. We did try to stay for longer though. I even got John to try a margarita! I'll get him boozed up yet! :D
The next day we left for Quebec. We were tormented by rain as we entered the province and we hoped that the next day would be dryer so that we could enjoy the city.
The morning started off dry and we got into the Musee de la Civilisation and saw a lot of cool art.
Soon after we left for the Upper town but to our dismay it started to rain and we were left scrambling for cover so that my camera did not get wet.
What we did get to see was quite nice though. I really wanted to see more of Quebec city. The old area of the town is quite amazing and they have their 400 year birthday celebration going on so I'm going to have to return later this summer after my trip to see more.
After getting rained out we headed off back down though Montreal and then on through to the nation's capital, Ottawa.
Monday, July 07, 2008
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I genuinely laughed my ass off when I read your account of the bachelorettes and my brother's reaction. Thank you ever so much, Mark. ^_^
-An
I loved Quebec when I was there a few years back Mark. It is beautiful indeed. When we were there it was about -20 * or so and walking was done with something of a VERY quick step!Still I enjoyed it way more than Montreal. The people were wonderful and friendly too.Enjoy the trip and watch out for bachelorettes! LOL enjoy those Marqueritas too!BOTH of you!
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