It would have been hard to top the scenery in New Hampshire, so there aren’t nearly as many pictures today. Besides, I had quite a bit of time in the car, so not so much time for pictures.
Yesterday was Amy’s last day on vacation, so I drove her back up to Montreal so she could fly home, before heading to Syracuse. Interestingly, just after we crossed into Quebec, we saw what looked like a protest of some sort. All the signs were in French, but I did see “Fort d’Unis” (literally Strong United). It was a procession a mile or so long of mostly tractors driving the opposite direction of us, with traffic backed up behind them for probably a couple of miles. Unfortunately, I didn’t get any pictures of it, but Amy did, so eventually some should end up here.
The rest of the drive was largely uneventful, though crossing back into the United States at 1000 Islands was very beautiful. One point of interest: the US customs official asked me, “Were you recently in Maine?” So, apparently they do track and share quite a bit of information…
I stayed in downtown Syracuse, within walking distance of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (pictured). I managed to find a couple of breweries, naturally: Middle Ages (closed at six), Eastwood (formerly named Double Barrel before getting a cease-and-desist letter from Firestone Walker), Empire (slow service, but great fish tacos!), and finally a pint in the deserted Syracuse Suds. Eastwood wasn’t a brewery I had on my list, but I ended up going there after meeting someone at Middle Ages who raved about their beer. He was not wrong…
- Miles traveled: 361.6
- Time in car: 7:27
- States/Provinces: Vermont,Quebec, Ontario, New York
- Exercise: 6,270 steps
1000 Islands, from Canada to the United States
1000 Islands Tower
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in downtown Syracuse