Friday, August 26, 2005
Day 60 – Rest Day
Quebec City, QC
We all tried to sleep in, but didn’t make it much past 7:00 a.m. Cam made tea, then cooked bacon and eggs for us – finally Jean had a chance to get spoiled too. It was quite an exercise to pull everything out of the van, and decide what needed to go with me the rest of the way, and what could be returned to Orillia. I felt sorry for Cam, having to find space for everything.
Around 11:00 a.m. I headed up to the camp office (a KOA in St. Nicolas) to try to use the internet. I chose the photos I wanted to post, and finished up the blog entries on Word, then tried to connect. Forty-five minutes later I was getting more and more frustrated; I obviously was doing something wrong, but I couldn’t figure out what. I called Terry, who couldn’t really help me at that distance, so I finally gave up and just checked my emails using the camp computer. I headed back to the campsite where we had a quick lunch, then we went into the city to look for other internet solutions. Alas, again I had no luck. Sorry, folks; my blogs are going to be history before you actually get to read them.
I was pretty upset by this time, having wasted a good 3 hours of my “rest day” trying to update my blogs. So, we decided to head into Old Quebec to do some sightseeing. It took some time to get down there, but we had a wonderful time once we did. Cam parked near the Citadel, and then we meandered down streets that looked like they came straight out of old Europe until we found an affordable restaurant with outdoor tables. I tried tourtiere (not as good as Rosemarie’s) and sugar pie (not as good as the ones Mae brings back), while Jean and Cam had sole and shrimp (evidently delicious). We ended the evening by watching a street show put on by a young man and woman; they juggled flaming torches and knives in perfect time to their music, and thoroughly entertained a sizable crowd. We wandered back to the car via the ramparts, enjoying the lights of the city reflected in the St. Lawrence. Quite a magical evening for Jean’s last night with me.
Quebec City, QC
We all tried to sleep in, but didn’t make it much past 7:00 a.m. Cam made tea, then cooked bacon and eggs for us – finally Jean had a chance to get spoiled too. It was quite an exercise to pull everything out of the van, and decide what needed to go with me the rest of the way, and what could be returned to Orillia. I felt sorry for Cam, having to find space for everything.
Around 11:00 a.m. I headed up to the camp office (a KOA in St. Nicolas) to try to use the internet. I chose the photos I wanted to post, and finished up the blog entries on Word, then tried to connect. Forty-five minutes later I was getting more and more frustrated; I obviously was doing something wrong, but I couldn’t figure out what. I called Terry, who couldn’t really help me at that distance, so I finally gave up and just checked my emails using the camp computer. I headed back to the campsite where we had a quick lunch, then we went into the city to look for other internet solutions. Alas, again I had no luck. Sorry, folks; my blogs are going to be history before you actually get to read them.
I was pretty upset by this time, having wasted a good 3 hours of my “rest day” trying to update my blogs. So, we decided to head into Old Quebec to do some sightseeing. It took some time to get down there, but we had a wonderful time once we did. Cam parked near the Citadel, and then we meandered down streets that looked like they came straight out of old Europe until we found an affordable restaurant with outdoor tables. I tried tourtiere (not as good as Rosemarie’s) and sugar pie (not as good as the ones Mae brings back), while Jean and Cam had sole and shrimp (evidently delicious). We ended the evening by watching a street show put on by a young man and woman; they juggled flaming torches and knives in perfect time to their music, and thoroughly entertained a sizable crowd. We wandered back to the car via the ramparts, enjoying the lights of the city reflected in the St. Lawrence. Quite a magical evening for Jean’s last night with me.
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