One of my friends and I took a coach trip in the afternoon to the spectacular Montmorency falls, where we would enjoy the falls in the fall. One surprise for me I haven't mentioned is that coaches in Canada do not supply seat belts for their passengers and on all the coach trips I took, I looked for seat belts in vain. Our guide for the falls, the cathedral of St Anne and a copper workshop was entertaining. Every so often there would be a little dig at the U.S. "They don't allow round bales of straw or hay in the U.S. as they like to make sure their animals get a square meal," for instance.
It was a little walk to the falls and well wooded nearby, so we were able to enjoy the autumnal colours surrounding the waterfall. There is a bridge and walkway above the falls, which we crossed and found an attractive woodland walk on the other side. We would have like a little more time to look in the historic house, which had associations with Queen Victoria's father, although the walk and the various views we had were well worth the trip. I couldn't help wondering, from what our guide said, how many distant cousins of our Queen were living in Canada. But then, I must have a fair few distance cousins living there too. Perhaps I should find time for a little family history in the near future.
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