Maritimes - Day 9

This was Sandra's Radiator Springs morning, where we spent the morning seeing what there was to see in Brockville.  In essence, getting off the freeway and seeing what was there.  We started by driving down to a park near the harbour, where we lucked out and arrived right as two freighters were passing by on their way up and down the St. Lawrence Seaway.  We then walked around for a bit and headed for the oldest train tunnel in Canada, which is now a walking path where you can explore the tunnel.

It was nice and cool, though with a lot of ground water dripping on you as you walked.  After leaving, we walked through a caboose and then went to a nearby mansion that gave tours.  The house was built by a local pharmacist that invented a pink pill in the early 1900s that contained iron for anemic people.  The pill became popular due to good marketing and the belief that it could cure any number of things, making the man a millionaire.  It was a very impressive house, and it was a nice tour.

 

We then found a park to eat lunch in before getting on the road to head to Quebec.  We couldn't stop at the sign, as there is no stopping on the 401/A-20 and Sandra missed taking a picture of it.  There is a rest stop as soon as you get into Quebec, but no sign there.  :(

Then it was a drive around Montreal and into Sherbrooke.  The road out of Sherbrooke was extremely busy, but the road in was light, so it wasn't a horrible drive.  We found our apartment and our very friendly host, bought groceries, made supper and called it a day.

Tomorrow is a bit of a rest day for me from driving, as we will explore around Sherbrooke, as our next two driving days are extremely long.