Integrity Cruise

Day 81: In Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec

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Day 81: Tuesday, July 5th: The weather was supposed to be stormy today so, in our developing tradition, we chose to stay in Ste. Anne de Bellevue. By the way, the abbreviation "Ste." is for "Sainte" in French, and "St." is for "Saint" in English. We see it both ways all over Canada, because Canada is officially bi-lingual. We find most Quebecans (Quebec-ers?) speak French and most also speak English if pressed. Some of the rural Quebecois (the correct word for people from Quebec) don't seem to know a word of English.

Anyway, this morning Integrity seemed a little lonesome at her rearmost berth. The other boats left early to get home and back to work. Yesterday, Monday, was a quasi-holiday because Canada Day was Friday, and many employers give the option to take Friday or Monday off:

This was the day for chores. We bought groceries, did laundry at the local laundromat and shopped a little.

Back at the dock we met Dennis and Esther Brucknel aboard "Sadie-B", a 27-foot Albin cruiser. They had pulled into the wharf during the day. Actually Bill had met Dennis last fall at a "Trawlerfest" in Solomons, MD. Dennis and Esther were on the staff of this extensive boat show and seminar set for trawlers. They cruise extensively and completed the Great Loop a couple of years ago. They live in Florida and keep their boat in Lake Champlain (Vermont). This trip, they were headed to Ottawa for a week of fun. Ruth got this picture of them next to Sadie-B for our album:

We had not been able to get a Verizon signal on Bill's cell phone since we left the U.S. so we had not been able to check email or send any logs for the web. After much frustration calling Verizon, Bill learned he had goofed by not "updating roaming" on his cell phone before he left the U.S. Ruth had updated but her phone isn't set up for internet access. Bummer! So, we made a plan: Bill would rent a car in the morning, drive the 40 or so miles to the U.S. border, update the phone, drive back and turn in the car. Simple, and not too expensive compared to $1.38 per minute roaming and long distance for the next couple of months.

The sky finally opened up late this afternoon and it rained hard for several hours. We ate supper aboard not wanting to go out in the storm. End of a "work" day.

Position tonight: N44 59.800 W073 21.517

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