Day 49 - Old Quebec

The Viking Sea was late leaving Montreal, possibly because the Public Health Authority of Canada conducted a thorough inspection of the ship. Such inspections are unannounced but the results are posted on the Authority's website. The crew are very proud to have scored 100/100. In the two previous years this ship scored 99/100 which we find reassuring.

We sailed under the illuminated Jaques Cartier Bridge. The lighting on the bridge is changed with the seasons and for special events. On the hour there is an animated display. The cantilevered structure was opened in 1930.

It was such smooth sailing along the St Lawrence River we were hardly aware the ship was moving. We docked right next to the Lower Town of Old Quebec which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We stayed in Upper Town when we first visited Quebec in 2011.

Our included bus tour of Old Quebec left at 8am. We scored front seats so I took some photos through the windscreen. The tour guide was a bit full of himself so we abandoned bus midway through the tour and did our own thing. Fortunately the rain held off and we only had to contend with increasing cloud and light drizzle. The black figure in one of the photos is Anita in her wet weather gear.