In My Life

We arrived here on Saturday night to spicy nachos at Hannah’s. We are staying at a nearby hotel because we don’t want to disrupt her share mates. By accident, what we call providence, it’s located very close to Hannah’s and alongside the beautiful plateau gardens.
Yesterday morning we were able to find a church about 20 minutes away but it took us 40 minutes to find it because we were walking in the wrong direction. It was an old-fashioned service but the preaching was sound and it was evident the pastor has a burning passion to reach out to others – especially Armenians. There was an Aussie from Sydney there too, he’s married to a girl from Quebec.
Later we lined up in the longest queue I’ve ever seen for coffee and the two guys making and selling it were phenomenal serving four or more all at once. It was worth it and was the reason why so many were willing to wait.
It was a mainly sunny day but with a chilling wind coming from the NW. The streets were full of people for the marathon and for the annual fix-your-bicycle-for-free day. On closed off streets there were guys helping each to repair bikes.
We’ve been here before but my first impression this time is “so many trees and bikes” and the green of the grass in contrast to the shade is stunning.
Late in the afternoon we got to meet Justin, Hannah’s boyfriend. It’s easy to understand why she likes him; and they both have the same sense of humour. There was no uneasiness, and Glenys was quick to raise the ‘M’ word. Hannah was away from the table at that stage but Justin was unflummoxed.
He has offered to drive us into the country one day this week. I’m looking forward to seeing what Canada has to match the wonders of America. The extraordinary forests of the Adirondacks suddenly disappear once you cross into Canada to endless colourless plains.
Montreal we’ve learned is the second biggest French-speaking city in the world and the largest inland port. It will be good to be here to see more of Hannah, to explore, and to take a rest from travelling for more than a week.

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