July 11, 2007 - Wednesday
We remained in port at Kingston and did tourist things, starting with the 50 min. trolley tour which lasted almost an hour and gave us a nice overview of one of Canada’s early capitals. The Canadian Royal Military College is just across the Cataraqui River and the ride through the grounds feel like you are in a mini Annapolis (U.S.N.A.). We also walked to the Great Lakes Maritime Museum which included a self guided tour of the “Alexander Henry”, a C.C.G. buoy tender and light ice breaker built in 1959. I can remember 1959, clearly, and just cannot believe the low level of technology that we were living with then. The most impressive thing I learned at the museum is the large number of ship wrecks that are scattered all around the Lakes. On the walk back to the marina we got caught in a shower that chased us into a restaurant for a late lunch – Caesar salad for RCB and a great gourmet pizza for PMB. And a beer for RCB, and ice cream cone for PMB, too.
The rain cleared out when we finished lunch, so back to the boat. A glass of wine with light snack, a shower and bed.