785 July 26, 2022 Bienvenue au Canada!

Happy Birthday Allison!  We hope that you have the very best day 😊

There was a thunderstorm yesterday evening while we were at dinner.  After the storm passed, the air was cool and fresh and clean.  The heat and humidity were washed away.  The sunset was really nice.

Tuesday morning, I walked the maze of snowmobile paths.

Then along the roadside.

Today we drove north on 1 all the way to the US border town of Van Buren, Here we passed through Saint John’s Valley…gorgeous!

We got to the border crossing at St. Leonard in New Brunswick. We got out of the RV and we were interviewed at the guard shack. All our paperwork was in order and we were allowed to enter Canada. After a few miles, we entered the province of Quebec. All of the signs were now in French. In May of this year, Quebec passed an ordinance stating that all signage was to be in French only in an effort to preserve the culture and heritage. We are going to get a crash course in French…neither of us speaks it at all. Fortunately for us, all of our initial encounters have been with people who also speak English very well. We downloaded Google Translate while we are in an area with service thinking that if we really needed to convey important information then at least we have a tool to do so!

Temiscouata.

New wildlife fencing along the highway.

Tim wove through crowded city streets, RV and tow vehicle, all the way to the campground. We are staying for the next two nights in a town called Riviere du Loup.

This evening we went to the ferry terminal where there was a restaurant on the water.

Unfortunately, they were full. I quickly did a google search and we drove to Restaurant Le Saint-Patrice.

Our menus were in English, our servers were gracious, and our food was outstanding.

After dinner, we meandered through town. We saw a park and stopped to walk. We were in Parc de Chutes. This is a dam and hydroelectric plant with falls.

Upper Falls.

Grand Falls.

The most amazing thing about this place was that we were able to walk on a pedestrain bridge across the Grand Falls. The walkway was a metal grate. You could see the water thundering under your feet and you could feel the power of the rushing current. Enjoy Tim’s video!

This sculpture in the park opens and closes like a lotus flower every hour.

Canada professes to be both tolerant and liberal.

There was some rain this evening and then the sky was lovely.

A rainbow just as we got back to our site.