Montmorency Falls is where the Montmorency River empties into the St Lawrence River.
The waterfall is 83m (272feet), almost 100 feet taller than Niagara, although considerably narrower! It is the highest waterfall in Quebec and the 8th tallest in Canada.
487 wooden steps brought us to the bridge over the top of the falls.
We opted for the cable car back to the parking lot.
In 1885 the first hydroelectric power plant in Quebec (and maybe in all of Canada) was established at Montmorency and Quebec City was one of the first municipalities to use hydroelectric power.
We explored Ile d’Orleans this afternoon. The island in the middle of the St Lawrence River is known for its food production, from wine and apple cider to cheese and chocolate.
The first stop was Vignoble Ile de Bacchus winery for a brut tasting and charcuterie lunch on their terrace.
We then stopped at two cideries to taste their hard apple cider.
At the Relais des Pins sugar shack we sampled three different types of maple syrup: light, amber and dark. We liked the slightly burned-sugar flavour of the dark syrup.
Les Fromages de l’Isle d’Orleans claims to be the oldest fromagerie in North America. Their Paillasson is similar to a halloumi; we paid a small fee to have a taste of a grilled piece.
Back in Quebec, we ate dinner at Vervain 2.0, another 100% gluten free restaurant. Dave hasn’t eaten onion rings in about 5 years so he was very happy.
Tomorrow we leave Quebec City and head out to the Gaspe Peninsula.
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