Mountain?

McGill University in Montreal is on a mountain. At least they call it a mountain. I think it's a big hill. I will have to look up some stats on that. I walked up it yesterday, because it was there. It was maybe 15-20 degrees, but it was sunny so I survived it. When I got back my legs were bright red and numb from the cold. The rest of me did pretty well. Climbing uphill gets things warmed up pretty fast. In all yesterday I walked 14 miles. I have a blister to prove it.

I will write more about Montreal later. Suffice it to say for now that I had a great time and hope to go back when it's above zero. The nights are brutal when it's really cold, as if I don't already know that from living in a part of Michigan that is north of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

I ran into a man in the bar in LaGuardia airport today who tried to impress me by telling me that he lives north of Canada. I told him I do, too. Turns out I am about an hour farther north than he is, so he lost some wind out of his sails.

Pictures will be posted from Phoenix, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and now Montreal. I need to do this before I get any farther behind! I had a note from my daughter when I got home to call her. She asked if I want to go to Las Vegas. I told her to show me her money, first. Then we can talk about it.

This morning we left the hotel at 7 am. I arrived at a party near my house directly from the airport at 9 pm. Yes, I am tired....layovers are only acceptable when they are some place like Las Vegas. Three hours in Montreal airport and three and a half in LaGuardia was just boring!

Did I mention that due to issues with checking in to leave Detroit airport on my way out I got to the gate less than 10 minutes before the flight? So much for relaxing with a sandwich and a beer first.

xoxo