The Tourists

We got our day off to a wonderful start by having a great breakfast. The buffet was excellent and I loaded up on scrambled eggs and hash browns, yogurt, fruit and coffee. Another option offered was eggs florentine. The dining area was packed with a tons of people...young, old, kids, tourists like ourselves. Our first tour of the day was the harbor cruise. This was also packed with people from all over the world. In fact the welcome message went thru at least 6 languages before they got to English. We went to the top deck and had the wind blowing in our faces. Today's weather was perfect, not too hot or cold. We brought jackets just in case but they were not needed. The tour was narrated by "Sir John A. McDonald" and an unknown female. We heard lots about Canadian history and the 1000 islands. I loved being on the water. This afternoon we did the trolley bus tour thru historic areas of Kingston. It repeated some of the info we heard this morning on the boat. There were some neat things...historic homes, parks, Queen's University, Royal Military College. All that touring made us thirsty so we went over to the Kingston Brewing Co. for a brew. I had a Whitetail Cream Ale, which is a very nice summer beer. And I hardly ever drink beer!!! We are dining Italian tonight. We asked the front desk staff for advice and they said Olivera, hands down. Sounds like a good recommendation to me. Tomorrow finds us on the return leg of our road adventure. We will be driving on the 401, first to New Hamburg to visit NASCAR Sue and then to Milton where we will stay with Derek and Candice once again.