Yesterday, as many of you already know, me and mine took ourselves off to see the Tall Ships Regatta taking place on the docks here, in Quebec City. There were nine ships in total, 5 of which were tall ships that were on parade earlier this month, in New York City, for the 250th birthday celebration of the US.
These five ships sailed up the coast visiting different ports and now, are here for the next 3 days. Included were the Unión from Peru, the Gloria from Columbia, the Esmerelda from Chile, La Belle Poule from France, and finally, the Amerigo Vespucci from Italy.
And will you look how tall these masts are?
Of course, there were over a hundred thousand other people there at the same time us, all queueing to get onboard each ship, for a tour. So that, in the end, we never did get onboard any of them. Not unless we wanted to wait 40-50 minutes or more. Instead we chose to walk the entire length of the quayside from one end to the other and just take in the whole atmosphere.
Oh, and fun bonus? The clever Italians had set up a series of containers with a small boutique selling souvenirs, a cool drinks booth, and an outdoor seating area to watch a video of the training recruit in action, on the high seas. All in all, they came prepared to make it a day trip for everyone. That’s not to say the other crews weren’t welcoming, they were.
It was another absolutely memorable day in the sun.
