Day 12 - Horseshit!

Despite how cozy Marina 200 was, we decided it was time to motor on and head out for Quebec.  I had thought maybe we could make Montreal by today but had no real sense of the distance. Once again the wind was at our backs. Once you leave Cornwall the seaway really widens inevitably leading into Lake St. Francis. Most of our day was spent bouncing through the decent size waves of this area.

Shortly after leaving Cornwall

River widens

Adirondack Mountains in the distance

Another bird island...word

What I loved about this stretch is that at times you can look down or up the river and all you see is the horizon. It really gives you a sense of the size of the river and the landscape in general.

on and on and on and on and...

After spending most of the day on St Francis we realized that Sallaberry de Valleyfield was as far as we would get so we booked at their municipal marina. The accommodations were decent and people were friendly. At the marina there is a gate to the downtown canal as well. Many boats had taken that option and were parked along the boardwalk in the downtown area.

Heading in to the marina at Sallaberry de Valleyfield

The town itself was quaint, with the locals having lots of...character. We decided we were eating out and after having little luck we headed in a few blocks and stumbled across a little authentic Mexican restaurant. oh my god. sooooo good. If you stop here, find this place and eat here.

you gotta eat here - El Tio Luie

big ol church

Roan posing cool

If you are wondering why the blog title is horseshit, well we happened to have the good fortune of coinciding our visit with the annual rodeo located just a short distance from the marina and really all of downtown. The smell. Wow.