July 3, 2008

July 3, 2008

We tried to stay another night at this RV park in Westport, NY but it is booked up for the July 4th weekend. Since it is looking difficult to find a place to stay in NY without a reservation we decide to hop across the border to Montreal, Canada. We find a spot at a campground just outside the city. Montreal is hosting a Jazz Festival so we take the subway downtown just in time to watch a small Mardi Gras-like parade.

Aimee and I are not Jazz fans, (yet) but we are interested in acquiring the taste. I usually listen to more harmonious music. Montreal’s Jazz Festival is set on a dozen different stages scattered around the circumference of a downtown block. We walk around enjoying several of the groups while dining on crepes made at a sidewalk cafe. Delicious! Unlike our visit to Chicago’s Blues Fest, this event doesn’t have the crushing crowds. Overall it is pretty nice but many of the locals seem to speak some strange tongue.