Day 29 - Montreal Bound - Hello Quebec

It is always exciting when we are leaving a city for a new place.  Today we wake and we slowly get ready.  We load up the car then walk over to the coffee shop to get coffees to go for the ride.

It is another lovely day and we are both ready to move to a new Province.  We have been in Ontario for 9 days!  

We both really like Ottawa and would really like to come back some time.  We also LOVED our Airbnb.

Today I planned to meet up with a high school friend who now lives in Riviere Beaudette which is just East of the Ontario border. 

While driving there we are driving down a country road and are coming into the town of St. Andrew.  On a sign it announces that the grave of Simon Fraser is here! Wow what a small world.  You see Simon Fraser is a well known explorer who explorer and the path to the West Coast.  The large Fraser River in British Columbia is named after him.  In fact we really have to thank him for making sure B.C. is part of Canada.  A university in the lower mainland of Vancouver is named after him.  Simon Fraser University!

We stop and check out his grave.  

But right near it is the grave of John MacDonald who was a Premier of Ontario.  Seems odd that Simon Fraser's grave is so small and nondescript beside the Premier's grave.  Mr. Fraser's was a much bigger contributor to Canada!

I just love when we stop like this and learn something.  Because we are able to just stop whenever we want gives us the freedom to explore!

Today marks four weeks that we have been on the road!  Now when we talk to people many have a lot of questions of where we are from, where we are going and why.  A lot of people notice our license plate and some comment - boy you are far from home - actually we are getting closer to our new home.

We cross into Quebec. There is a lovely sign welcoming us to Quebec but it is right on the highway and there is no place to pull over and take pictures like we have seen in all other province entrances.  So sorry to picture of us entering Quebec.

I meet up with my good friend Lizette from high school.  Oh the fun we had in school.  Lots of sleep overs at each other's place and all the boy talk!

Here is a picture of us today!

Here is a picture of us from high school graduation - 1982 - Richmond Regional High School, Quebec.  We haven't changed - LOL

I have not seen Lizette in around 20 years!  But it feels like yesterday and we spend the next two hours talking and catching up.  I hope we can see more of each other now that I am closer.

We stop at a grocery store for some food items.  We try not to buy too much stuff as we just do not have the storage for it.  So we usually end up buying a few pieces of fruit and often a fruit salad, some vegetables to munch on. Some bread, often some cheese, and today we got some beans as well.  We will have a basic dinner of beans and toast.

Back on the road we are heading to Montreal. We are here for four nights and again we booked an Airbnb.  Here is a link to our accommodations. 

When we arrive there are hot croissants on the counter ready for us!

a whole wall of windows

Remember if you are interested at all in staying at an Airbnb in the future, click on this link and register and when you have you first stay you will get a discount.  

We are staying in a cute studio apartment near Old Montreal and we can walk to many places or easily take transit.

However tonight we are staying in.  We actually have cable!  And one thing we have missed is just relaxing and reading, watching tv, and having a quiet afternoon/evening.  Tomorrow we will hit the ground running.

Here is our scavenger hunt list today:

• Moose
• Deer
• Hitchhiker
• Eagle/Hawk
• Licence plates from every Province in Canada - but you can not count the province you are in.  So if we see an Alberta plate in BC then it counts, but not if we are in Alberta. British Columbia Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Yukon, and North West Territory
• Skunk - saw a dead one
• Sheep
• Beaver
• Goslings
• Buffalo
• Goat
• Owl
• Bear
• Loon
• Crane
• Prairie Dog
• Fisherman fishing
• Canoe
• Hummingbird
• Antique car on the road
• Old VW Bug
• Car broken down on the side of the road
• Helicopter on the ground
• Airplane on the ground
• Speeding ticket- hopefully not our own
• Ambulance with sirens on
• Dump truck
• Line painting crew at work
• Mail delivery person walking their route
• Cruise Ship 
• Coyote 
• RCMP officer
• Hop on Hop off Bus
• Sea Glass
• Lobster

If you have any items you think we should add to our scavenger hunt list, let us know.

So Today's Stats 
Driving distance today 217 k
Total distance 7377 km