Montreal

What a schmozzle getting here!  Disembarked ship at 0800, sat at airport till 1350 for flight to Vancouver, arrived Vancouver and it all fell apart.  Luggage wasn't booked thru, had to clear customs again in peak hour, then immigration with no staff and sprint from one side of airport to the other to get flight that they were holding for us.  Finally got to hotel about 2am and waited another hr to get luggage. Nobody happy!

Unfortunately we got the better deal, some of the group had to fly via Chicago, where they were delayed by storms, overnighted in the airport and arrived mid afternoon today.  Boy are scenic getting an earful from that lot.  General opinion of all on our tour is we have not had value for money or the service we paid for.

Anyway had to be up by 8 and breakfasted as we had a morning tour booked (nobody happy about that either).  Raining since we arrived and cold and windy, what with being tired and grumpy really not a happy group of tourists this morning.  The tour turned out to be good and we are all wishing that we had more time in Montreal to explore.  Notre Dame Bascilica is magnificent and old Montreal was just begging to be explored,  Definitely need more than one day and I'm sure the place would be beautiful in the sunshine.

Free afternoon so have done the underground shopping malls due to the wet weather but needed to come back to hotel for a little rest before dinner.  God help Scenic if they put on another uninspiring, cold, mediocre buffet, I'm sure there will be a riot!.  Unfortunately our tour guide is moments away from a mutiny.

Off to Quebec tomorrow.