June 11, 2012

Made it to Quebec with a stop for one night at St. Leonard, NB, Grande Riviere Campground. A nice campground, but not quite ready for prime time. Grass needed to be mowed. I think the national flower of Canada is the dandelion because it’s everywhere. In fact, they mow it and call it grass. The manager/owner of the campground met us with a bucket of very purple paint which adorned the office and was being touched up.

We had only one slight mishap on the way, if you count roaming around a hospital and not having the slightest idea where you are. The road signs could definitely use improvement. They aren’t always exactly where they need to be. So, despite having our route all mapped out in Delorme that’s where we ended up. I bought the bullet and logged on to my trusty Iphone, despite the exorbitant roaming charges in Canada, and figured out how to get back to the highway.

 Ce matin arrivons au Quebec sans probleme. Ils parlent Francais ici et tout les signes sont en Francais sans Anglais. If you thought I would do the rest in French, you’re out of luck. That was stretching it, although I do know how to ask ou est quelque chose.

 Brake light connection is giving Rob fits and we were out of dog food so as soon as we landed and got hooked up we went looking for an epicerie and auto-parts store. Got the dog food, a bottle of wine and had the car washed and cruised around looking for an auto-parts store. Again we’re cruising a residential neighborhood. Pretty nice homes. Most two story with brick or rock facades. Found Home Depot but no contact cleaner. Luckily one of the clerks spoke pretty good English and was able to direct us to a Canadian Tire store. Huge store! Found what we needed after wandering around the store for 20 minutes before asking a clerk.

 Tomorrow we’re going on a walking tour of Vieux Quebec (the old city) with an English speaking guide. Not sure what where we’ll go after that.