On to Quebec - May 5th

Canada is big, and at least on this end, pretty homogeneous. The forests go on as far as they can, until they hit a river or lake, then continue on the other side. Occasionally, some one will come along a put down a berg – a few houses, farms, maybe an overpriced gas station, but the forests know that they will win… The day got warmer than it has been, as we simultaneously went north into areas that apparently had a recent snow fall. There were areas with significant snow cover around, and one lake in particular with areas still frozen solid, with snowy flurries on top of the ice as pictured above.


Driving on towards Quebec, had our second tire issue – in this case, the outer ply of the tire completely delaminated from the tire, leaving only steel belts holding the next layer in. Made for a heck of a noise for a few seconds as I pulled over, until the ply ejected completely. We drove slowly to the next exit (which fortunately wasn’t far) and called AAA to help with changing the tire for the spare. For those not in the know, changing a tire on an RV isn’t a matter of whipping out the jack. In fact, most RVs don’t even come with jacks, because the RVs are so heavy, you need a “super duty” jack to lift it, and need an impact wrench to free up the lugs… Being that by this time we were in the province of Quebec, French is the language spoken. Barbara had to do most of the conversing, and after several calls, a fellow showed up, which we followed back to his shop a few miles further. He was able to change the tire, and we were on the road again in about an hour. AAA (or more accurately in this case, CAA) to the rescue. In the mean time, Delilah and Barbara played in the RV (including taking the above cute picture) while Dave fretted with the paperwork, etc.

Got in to Quebec and decided to stay for a few days. The old city has very small streets, so parking is a problem. B was able to find a hotel downtown that actually has an above ground lot between a few buildings, a block or so from the hotel. A bellman guided us there, stopped traffic, moved an abandoned sofa out of the way, and helped us back in to the spot. We decided to stay for two nights, so that we can have time to tour the city tomorrow, as well as go out on our long overdue "date night" (parents only) tomorrow.