Up the St. Lawrence Seaway

 

On Sunday afternoon, the 20th, we left the Niagara region, went again through Toronto, and headed east toward the Atlantic Provinces.

 

After 300 miles during a beautiful 68 degree day we landed in a little town called Johnstown on the north shore of the St. Lawrence and a stopping place called Grenville RV park. We picked the RV park mostly due to the location and timing of the afternoon. We forgot to ask about power, sewer, and water.

 

Oops. While it was a really pretty setting, there were no sewer hook-ups and the power was only 30 amps, a bit of a surprise. Because of the lower temperature the amperage was not a problem and the dump station was really convenient. The site was grass, nestled in the trees, looking at a small canal that fed into the Seaway a few feet away.



 

As we walked around the park we took a shot of the bridge crossing the Seaway and going over to New York ... what a pretty evening and view.

Monday morning we packed up again and headed down the 401 toward Quebec City. First we had to navigate Montreal, where I sort of didn't listen to the GPS or didn't believe it and we were dumped into a factory parking lot ... jeez.

Recovering with the use of the trusty old paper map we again regained the 401 and uneventfully ended up in Quebec city; again about a 300 mile day ... tired. The neat part was that the next two rigs next to us at the KOA were ex US military folks touring this region and who had just ended up visiting the places we planned to go next. Over a couple of drinks I learned a lot about the Atlantic Provinces and the places they thought were worthwhile and those not so .... ummm, thinking.

Finally here is the tour planner and navigator with her Good Sam bible pouring over the many options that we might have after learning some of the new info from the neighbors.

The KOA in Quebec City is first class with long level pull-thrus, 50 amps, and easy access in and out. The super managers here had dealt with Tony and Amy Riposo, our hosts at the Barrie KOA, and apparently they come here regularly. It's great to travel such a long way and yet meet park owners that are friends and acquaintances of the ones we know 700 miles away. Also meeting the neighbors in the next RVs with similar backgrounds really makes this experience so valuable and fun!