Ugh, the drive from Montreal to Quebec City was quite bumpy. It would remind you of roads in Michigan. The could certainly do some maintaining!!
We arrived at Camp Transit with no troubles. It is a wonderful campground and the owners bend over backwards to help you. Roque -- is that how you would spell his first name? He was very kind and spoke very good English. His wife, very nice and friendly could speak a bit of English. Al, being the chatter that he is, found out that they have a son who did a lot of ski racing. In fact, he went to a private school in Collingwood. The son graduates this month and goes to the Univ of Ottawa in the fall. Ski racing aside, education is more important!
We got up the next morning and hopped on the campgrounds shuffle to go to the Levis Ferry that takes you to Quebec City. Levis is pronounced Lee-vee. The ferry was just 15 minutes. We bought a tour on the Red Double Decker bus. It was misty off and on during the tour so we stayed on the first level. The bus took us all around the city and let us off near the Frontenac Hotel. It was nearing 12 so we found a place for lunch right away. l'Omelette was the spot. Good food and good local beer--Boreale Beer. That tasted pretty good---lunch was good too!
There is a boardwalk in front of the Frontenac. But it also hides the museum of the Governor Generals home from the 1600's. As we were leaving, it was pouring out. Which was not a good thing. We have 4 hours until we needed to get on the ferry for Levis.
I put my raincoat hat up--Al had a ball hat and rain coat....away we went. At least we didn't look too touristy with one of this $5 rain throws on. :) We decided to take the Funeclaire down to the shops and ducked in and out of those. Once it cleared, we took the stairs back up and toured the Champlaine district. All full of shops, bistros and little bakeries.
Once we got home that evening, the hockey game was on. Nashville won! That is Al's choice for the Stanley cup.
Next day, we didn't take the free shuttle but drove ourselves to the Ferry. Parking was good. There are a lot of commuters going back and forth for work. The weather was awesome!
Once there we took the Funuclaire up to the Frontenac Hotel. We both wanted to tour the Citadel. And Al said---there may be a few steps. 310 in fact!! We arrived at the Fort just in time for a guided tour by Julie. She was very informative. The tour lasted 1 hour on the button. The Fort is an active Armed Services base. And the Governor General's house when he is not in Ottawa.
After the tour, of course we were hungry. Not realizing where we were exactly---I said oh look the l'Omettlete place must be a franchise. HaHa.....same one. There is a little place near by called Le Canadians and 3 ladies from Moose Jaw were there taking pictures. They had eaten there the day before and said it was so good. And it was. After that a few more shops to peek in at.
Both days, we were able to get in around 15,000 steps. Active=beer consumed or wine! LOL
When we got back to the camp, Al decided to go for a walk. Not because he needed more steps but because it was such a nice day. The walk seemed to take a long time! That means one thing----he found someone to chat with. And who else, but a couple from Bluevale. Really---this far away from home. Don't ask the names, he might have gotten them and might not have. They were travelling with a couple from Guelph. I think their names were Gary and Kay and Kay looked like she could be Tracey Simpson's sister.
Tomorrow we travel around 250 miles. We aren't book into a site yet but it shouldn't be a problem Tonight's site in Mont Joli is not busy at all. 3 campers and it looks like 1 seasonal right now. Right next to a seafood restaurant with really good fish and chips! No Lobster for us..........
http://www.campingtransit.com
https://capitainehomard.com
http://www.funiculaire-quebec.com/en/Accueil.htm
http://www.fairmont.com/frontenac-quebec/
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