Days 26 and 27...funicular here we come

Day 26 Saturday, July 27, 2013

a little overcast but weather network is predicting a high of 24 

not looking so good weather-wise for the next couple of days 

something that we have noticed since we have been camping in Quebec is that the 

campers don't seem to be as friendly as we have encountered in the other provinces

....I'm just saying

last night we came across the nice couple from White Rock who we had 

met in Ottawa and we seem to be following each other

off we go now to the passenger ferry that will take us from Levi to  Quebec City

it works very well and was only six dollars each return 

we took the funicular up to the information centre where we purchased our tickets 

for the hop on hop off bus and for river cruise which were going to take tomorrow

in Quebec City there is the upper city and a lower city 

the funicular takes you in between the two or you can walk the stairs 

the city is much busier than it was when the girls visited in September a few years back

We were able to get seats on the upper deck of the double-decker 

sat across from a young couple from Comox who were in the military 

and making a temporary move to Nova Scotia

some streets not accessible on our tour because of the Celine concert 

we love taking bus tour of cities and this one was another great one

the plains of Abraham

after the bus we sat for a while and watch the street performer outside of the Chateau Frontenac

then down the funicular to the lower town where we had a bite

 mom loved the flowers of the old city

view heading down the funicular

the lower city is very colourful and quaint with lots of shops and interesting

dad had french onion soup which was good but not quite as good as he had in Ottawa

now we have eaten out three times during our trip 

as we were eating Celine's motorcade went by with cops on motorcycles

was about 3 o'clock when we finished eating so decided Missy
had been alone long enough

take the ferry back to the trailer 

every time we come back Missy greets us with such gusto you
would think we had been gone for days

we all sit out and have a little rest in our chairs 

we are not hungry so no dinner is needed

happy to get a text from Nicole tonight then to bed 

PS we are still absolutely amazed at the size of some of the rigs that
are in the campsite and a lot of the people driving them seem to be relatively young 

our dear little trailer looks like a baby in comparison but we appreciate 

her very much and she always keeps us warm and dry

Day 27 Saturday, July 28

Up at 7:30... quite a nice morning

the weather network says no rain now but humidity will be 80% 

sounds like a muggy day

we left the campsite about 10:15 and took the ferry across the water then off to the 

spot where we are to board our river cruise boat 

quite a good cruise up the St. Lawrence to Montmagny Falls

 a unique site in Quebec
about 1 1/2 hr round trip 

our tour guide was wearing a costume from the late 1700s
it was a very enjoyable boat ride and we took lots of pictures

along the way they pointed out a ship building site

 a nice island with exclusive living 

as well we also past some oil tankers on the St. Lawrence 

their oil comes from Venezuela if you can believe that

Their claim is the fall are higher then Niagara fall but obvious no where need the size

Quebec is native word meaning narrow river because the city is 

located at the narrowest part of the St. Laurence

Quebec City from the water

 

 The tallest building in Quebec is 31 stories if you look close 

you can see it in the horizon of Quebec City 

The Queen of BC

Chateau Frontenac from the water

after another late lunch early dinner we were back at the trailer to relax
after all...we are on vacation

A guy from Abby introduces himself to us at the camp site

they have been at the site for a while because of transmission problems

it is a Ford truck and their are none available in Quebec so they are shipping one in from Ontario

 his option are few so he needs to wait it out but they gave him a rental

if you are wondering....the third chair on the right is for Missy

we were assigned site 9 and at first though we felt it was poor then when we saw

40 & 50 ft R V's packed in we new we had the best deal of them all

you could see people looking at us and wondering how we pulled that off

we loved Quebec City but looking forward to New  Brunswick

time to get back on the road tomorrow

wildlife sighting so far six bears one deer one coyote and two tiny frogs

toodles

S, G & M