The first thing any sane sailor (oxymoron?) learns is Shore Leave. It took Josiane and I under 7 minutes to get ready and we were off to the races. The goal was a quick Sunday morning "Case the Joint" that included the immediate waterfront (far left), the shopping areas with their well-defined yellow Tourist Footprints showing the way, locations for Tourist Info, the Post Office, bakeries (many), and so on (upper right). Since Sunday is a day of rest in this predominantly Roman Catholic city, very few establishments were actually open, but we knew that our work would prove its worth the following (shopping) day. It did.
Our walk was also a fine way to work off the sea legs I'd reluctantly acquired en route from Louisbourg, and with Josiane along we had a chance to meet a few S
aint-Pierre residents (left). The language here is Parisian French but most residents speak English well and are willing to do so without hesitation. However Josiane can get things done in Parisian French, and that is the way to go. I suspect Montreal French would not work as well, but that's merely a guess. Thus was the stage set for Monday's "Tourist Extravaganza and Shopping Marathon."
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The first thing any sane sailor (oxymoron?) learns is Shore Leave. It took Josiane and I under 7 minutes to get ready and we were off to the races. The goal was a quick Sunday morning "Case the Joint" that included the immediate waterfront (far left), the shopping areas with their well-defined yellow Tourist Footprints showing the way, locations for Tourist Info, the Post Office, bakeries (many), and so on (upper right). Since Sunday is a day of rest in this predominantly Roman Catholic city, very few establishments were actually open, but we knew that our work would prove its worth the following (shopping) day. It did.
Our walk was also a fine way to work off the sea legs I'd reluctantly acquired en route from Louisbourg, and with Josiane along we had a chance to meet a few S
aint-Pierre residents (left). The language here is Parisian French but most residents speak English well and are willing to do so without hesitation. However Josiane can get things done in Parisian French, and that is the way to go. I suspect Montreal French would not work as well, but that's merely a guess. Thus was the stage set for Monday's "Tourist Extravaganza and Shopping Marathon."
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