When we left Edmundston this morning it was damp but not yet raining. We were back on the Trans Canada Highway headed northwest and soon were out of New Brunswick and into Quebec and the rain started. We immediately noticed a difference when we stopped at the Quebec welcome station just over the border. Hannah went in and asked for a Quebec map: She was surprised when she was charged $3.50 for the "Official Road Map - Ministere des Transports". Maybe it was because it was in English.
We soon reached the Fleuve Saint-Laurent (St Lawrence River). We left the TCH for a while to drive the local roads along the bank of the river. We had noticed that occasionally there would be what appeared the be shrines along the road. We stopped at one of the more elaborate ones and took this picture.
After returning to the highway, we stopped at a rest area that had a geocache nearby - "Autoroute 85 – Halte routière" (GC158VF). This rest area had a long walking trail behind it with picnic tables along it. Following the GPS, I was led to a hiking trailhead.
After following the trail a few hundred feet, we located the cache after a short bushwhack.
We wanted to make a short visit to Quebec City so we crossed the river bridge into the city and started driving towards Vieux-Quebec. We got within six-tenths of a mile and stopped. From that point, we moved one short block in fifteen minutes. We weren't sure what was going on but it is the 400th anniversary of the city so we guessed that given 400 years worth of days to choose from, we picked exactly the wrong one to visit. Reluctantly, we turned around and continued our drive.
Driving through Montreal is always a challenge and today was no different. Eventually we made it to the west side of the island and made a short detour to Point Clair on the southwestern edge of the island. Here we found the house that Hannah lived in many years ago. This was a manse owed by the Anglican Church of Canada, located across the street.
Back on the TCH, we were soon out of Quebec and into Ontario. There was another pause in the rain as we saw a geocache come into range - "Towering Over the 417" - (GC1BNZB). We were lead down a dirt track until the GPS pointed here:
Beautiful spot but once inside, the cache was a tough find and the mosquitoes were huge.
After finding the geocache, the drive to the hotel was easy.
Today's drive - 499 miles
Cumulative mileage - 5410.95 miles
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