Every since we entered Canada, we have noticed many church steeples scattered along the rivers. These steeples have remarkably similar designs, as if the same architect had been responsible for them all. Additionally, they appear to have a silver cladding on each steeple's structure which makes them stand out when the sun strikes the surface. We have not seen this before, and it remains a puzzle for now.
Today, for a major change on this leg of our trip, we treated ourselves and docked at the luxury Fairmont Le Chateau Montebello. This is a year-round resort complex on a 65,000 acre private domain, which includes the yacht club, hotel, conference center, indoor and outdoor pools, squash, tennis, water and winter sports, stables, golf, ski trails, and an array of fine restaurants and lounges.
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| Le Chateau Montebello |
The massive log chateau was built by 3,500 workers in just four months in 1930 and includes 211 guest rooms in four wings that span out in a hexagonal shape from the rotunda. The 10,000 logs and 500,000 hand-split cedar roof shakes came in on a special rail spur constructed just for this purpose. Over its history, the chateau has welcomed many guests, including governors, prime ministers, crown princes, U.S. President Harry S. Truman, many singers and movie stars, and was the location of the 1981 G7 Summit attended by Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher.
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| Entrance |
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| Hotel lobby surrounding massive 3-story fireplace |
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| Indoor pool and spa |
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| Indoor/outdoor formal dining room |
We relaxed at the pool and then dressed for formal dining and enjoyed great service and many great selections. Tonight we toasted to our special evening and almost forgot we were still on a boating adventure and would need to get back into shorts and man the vessel for tomorrow's travel.
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