Sunday, August 30, 2009

Well, the weather calls for a high of 66 degrees and raining, but it could not possibly dampen our spirits for Le Cinq Mille--the Five Mile race contested today at Hippodrome Sulky Quebec.
Our day in Quebec yesterday was spent getting to know this amazing city. We walked miles, stopping at the Musee de civilisation, where we learned about aliens, mummies and Quebec history. The musee was beautiful--stone and high ceilings. And by the time we had listened to various presentations in French, we were quite fluent!
We ended our day at the Chute-Montmorency, a falls 30 meters higher than Niagara Falls (last week after our hockey tournament in Buffalo, Danny and I skipped a trip to the falls with his team, so I hope this made up for it.) It was 50 degrees and windy, which must have kept down any crowds, and it sure made the falls more dramatic.
We are headed off to the track at 9. The races start around noon, with the 5 Mille around 5 p.m. I'll post on Twitter (@Nicole_USTA) all day, and write here when I get an Internet connection.
It's going to be a great day!
A bientot,
Nicole