Sep 26, 2012 - Wonderful Campground

After leaving Quebec City we traveled north along the St. Lawrence River. Another beautiful day. We found a KOA and it was situated on a lake with wonderful views. Then the next day we left to drop down into Maine, so Charlene could get her blood work completed. This was our first navigation error! What was to be a four hour trip lasted for seven hours! At the border to the US, we crossed a very small bridge, which freaked us out being in our big travel homes. Prester and I had to give up our tomatoes to enter into the US. Kelly and...

Aug 17, 2012 - Discovering Quebec City

Days 5 and 6, Friday and Saturday, August 17-18, 2012, Quebec City (4 photos) Spent two days visitng Quebec City. Camped in a KOA south of the St. Lawrance River; Quebec on the north side.. Took shuttle into the city both days. Went on a city bus tour on the 17th, followed by a unique Quebec lunch - caribou stew and maple syrup pie. Took a St. Lawrence Rive boat tour on the 18th. Enjoyed a panoramic view of the city, including the Citadel and the Frontnac Hotel. Heading down (east) the St. Lawrence tomorrow.

Jul 30, 2011 - Day 19: Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec

After breakfast with the Ginett’s, we pulled out at 9:45 am, heading toward New Brunswick. How far we get depends on traffic, etc. Got to the US-Canada border at 10:20 and encountered a snippety (nicest word I can think of for her!) border guard. She wanted to know how long we were going to be in Canada and when we told her we weren’t sure, she informed us that she couldn’t admit us unless we knew how long we planned to stay. So we told her 5 weeks. If we’re not out by September 3, you might want to check and see if they incarcerated us! At...

May 15, 2011 - Heading to the Gaspe

We left Quebec City (technically Levis) and headed along the St Lawrence River to Riviere-du-Loup the starting point to explore the Gaspe Peninsula. We returned to the municipal campground and enjoyed a few days of chilling out before continuing our exploring. The weather was a bit wet but on one day we did manage to get a walk along the shore on the one day of sunshine.

Sep 24, 2010 - Riviere du Loup-Camp Walmart

Woke up to light rain and that would be the weather for the day. Late start as it came up in discussion over breakfast that all Marilyn really wanted was plain lobster with melted butter. Had some grocery shopping to do so we got that done and by this time the Shediac Lobster Shop was open and Marilyn bought 2 cooked lobsters for the road. Asked if they packed in dry ice for shipping as we wanted to bring some home for family but all the had was frozen and our freezer is full of blueberries and scallops. Don't ask! Finally on the road by...

Aug 15, 2010 - Headed For The Gaspe

Travelling day. Kim and Ian were up, fed, packed and on their way home by 9:00 AM. We took longer and pulled out at 10:30 AM. Decided to follow the north shore of the St Lawrence to Quebec City and then cross the river. We had debated about following the North Shore all the way but then we would have had to take a ferry and they are expensive. A beautiful day for driving, 85 and sunny. Stopped for lunch and gas just before Quebec City, crossed the river and headed NE along the south shore. A very pretty drive as you can see the St. Lawrence...

Jul 21, 2010 - Wednesday Riviere-du-Loup, QC

The ride today was uneventful for the most part. The road was 4 lanes with light traffic. Bob made two attempts to buy diesel but decided the gas stations couldn’t handle our combined 52 feet of vehicles. We ended up at a Petro Canada which had separate lanes for trucks. We pulled in and were told in rapid French that you had to have a Petro pass (no lousy Amercain motre coaches). We maneuvered into the one of the gas station lanes and took on 225 liters. Arriving at Riviere-du-Loup, we followed the directions the best we could and ended up...

Jun 17, 2010 - Following the St. John River to the St. Lawrence

Today we drove north along the St. John River, We followed the small road right next to the river aiming for Hartland which we had read had the longest covered bridge in the world. It turned out to be a very pleasant and scenic drive with lovely views of the river and the countryside; and we discovered that the hartland bridge was not the only interesting bridge on the river. Every little village had its bridge and they were all different. Perth-Andover even had two. We exited our scenic drive at Grand Falls, so named because there was a...

Sep 18, 2009 - Riviere-du-Loup, QC (Day 2) - Touring the City

(Ron Writing) We had rain during the night and all morning. We just spent the morning doing some work and relaxing at home. This afternoon the rain stopped and it cleared off for awhile but by late afternoon it was again overcast. We drove over to the visitor center here in Riviere-du-Loup to get some maps and information about the town and for the next leg of our journey. From there we went to the old downtown area where there are many small shops and stores. Yesterday we had just been discussing how surprised we were that we had yet to...

Sep 17, 2009 - Riviere-du-Loup, QC - Touring along the Gulf of St. Lawrence

(Ron Writing) It was cold again last night and about 43° when we awoke. We leave the heat off during the night – just use some heavy blankets to stay snug. The furnace and catalytic heater warms the trailer quickly after we get up in the morning. Then the catalytic heater keeps it warm until the sun takes over. That happened fairly early this morning since it was clear and beautiful again today. The mall where we parked had open WiFi in the food court area so we went there to do some internet work this morning before continuing our drive...

Sep 17, 2009 - Quebec to New Brunswick

We drove from Riviere-du-Loup on up and east to the New Brunswick border. We then saw MORE English on the signs, but there is still a large percentage of the people speaking with a French accent. New Brunswick has a very good tourist guiding system, so enjoyed some of the highlights as we drove through the Adirondacks and on down the St. John River. We spent the night at a public campground at the town of Woodstock.

Jul 11, 2009 - Back to Riviere du Loup

Today was ‘moving day’. We decided to head back to Riviere du Loup and hope for better weather. We had a nice short uneventful drive of about 120 miles. We made one stop at a rest area to get Foxy out for a walk and I wanted to pick up a couple of more brochures on touristy things to do. We also decided we should ‘feed the Cat’ with some diesel. We didn’t necessarily need fuel but it will undoubtedly get much more expensive as we head around the Gaspe Peninsula; not that it’s cheap here. Anyway, we pulled into an Irving station and now...