Dorval is also host to a stop on the trans-continental railway, and it's the automobile that made Dorval one of the metropolis' early bedroom communities.
I've been living on the West Island for more than twenty years and only recently became aware that Dorval had a museum. It's on Lakeshore Blvd. which is my usual commuting route.
There's something about scooter commuting that invites small digressions. I chalk it up to a number of factors:
- The pace is a little more leisurely.
- You are connected to the path you follow because the sounds, sights and smells are experienced more intimately than in a car.
- It's somehow easier to stop and check things out because the scooter is small and so manoeuvrable.
- You tend to take more quiet routes where there are more interesting things to see.
Thursday morning I took a few minutes out to explore. I parked my Vespa at the back of the empty parking lot where there's flagstone path leading to the water's edge.
I was a little surprised to find a moped in the museum, although finding a lifesize plane, train or even automobile would have been shocking. That serendipitous find dovetails nicely with the two-wheeled theme here.
