Deidre’s Back!

It’s not the same without the mama of my children, After an emotional week back home, out family is back together for a relaxing four days in Quebec. Last night I went after a waterfall I spotted in my rearview mirror upon arrival. That was a trip, climbed down a bunch of stairways to find the entrance to the bottom of the falls gated and locked. Not to worry, I climbed the fence and found a  buried sign saying that IF the horn sounded I had 30 minutes to get to higher ground as the valley floor would flood!. Looked like an old sign so not to worry. Climbed over rocks , debris, tree trunks, logs , huge boulders and sharp slate mixed with real hard granite . After 20 minutes I found my spot at the bottom of the falls , was it ever worth it, I had my tripod to take some long exposures and to use as a cane to keep my balance, well this didn’t work once and I fell in freezing water, fortunately my Camera was saved and the horn was still quiet. After an hour and a half I had what I came for and returned in pitch black. Not smart , but trusted iPhone flashlight to the rescue!. Made it dirty but happy, here are some of the results.

So after this nightly adventure, the next day we did some chores , like washing the stinky dog ,walking the dog, washing the comforter and finally it was time to take my best friend and spouse unit to town, we enjoyed a leisurely lunch of fruit and cheeses, capped off with some fried cheese and tomato soup. 2 different wines and we had a great time sitting in the window like Dutch Prostitutes! Quick walk thru a few streets in old town , quick rinse of our sins in the cathedral and back home for a rest. Temperature was in the 80’s and tourists were out and about. Did a quick scouting trip for sunrise pictures from across the river and found the spot. so more to come tomorrow.

Here are a few scouting pictures of the Big Ass castle on the hill, also called the The big Ass castle ! Frontenac, now it comes to me, impressive , big , its a hotel and only a few years old , kinda like Disney land but even more expensive. It towers over the city like an eagle over its nest.