Last morning at the KOA Montreal. Used the Laundry facilities one more time, and the showers. Did a tidy up of the rig. We realized to our dismay and disgust that it’s been way too long since we emptied the black tank, it it was FULL. Like really full. Like, don’t use the toilet full. OMG.
On a better note, the kids found a little frog under the RV and rescued it from getting run over!
I took the kiddos for one last swim at the pool while Jonathan did the dirty work of emptying the the RV at the Sani. He parked it around the corner and came in for a dip to refresh before the long drive. While in the pool, Oliver found a little green frog under the lip of the pool and when he went to check it out more closely, it hopped into the water and swam around under the water. Ollie had his snorkel mask on and dove to rescue it. There were two other people in the pool at this point and one guy came over to check out the frog when Ollie brought it up… two rocker dudes who it turned out were from Saskatchewan and had been out for the Ramstein concert last night. Oliver released the frog in the shrubs beside the pool. Cute little green tree frog.
Back at the rig, in its temporary parking spot, Jonathan made some eggs for everyone and by 1pm (109736km on the odometer) we were off again on the next leg of our adventure… Québec City.
Only 25 min into the drive we pulled over in Saint Bruno to the Walmart for groceries and a new snorkel mask for Amelia to replace the one she left behind before (and a pool noodle) We looked up the KOA near Quebec City, and drove through loads of construction traffic. It felt like a super long drive (it was a long drive made longer by slow traffic).
Luckily, looking at the Quebec City map… I could see a spot that said “VR” parking (RV). I figured it we could find a place to park in the city, we would avoid the expensive Uber/Taxi combo we forked out money for to and from Montreal. What should I see, but that you can OVERNIGHT in this VR parking just a few blocks from Vieux Quebec! $70 for 24 hours parking for motorhomes. Same price basically as the KOA, but no need to drive in several kilometres to get into the city and pay again for parking. PARFAIT!!
We drove along the waterfront into the city, with the cliff side on our left and St. Lawrence on our right. By 6pm and marked at 110,000km on the odometer, we were at Bassin-Louise by the old ports, and I’d downloaded the app for parking. It was simply a gravel parking lot backed onto the port, with a convenient bike path mere steps from the RV.
Once settled, 45min later we were on our bikes, armed with bike lights for later, and we rode the lovely ride along the docks into Petit-Champlain. Me on Oliver’s little ghost with the seat cranked up, Amelia on her bike, Oliver standing on the pannier rack on the back of Jonathan’s bike. (Ollie is well practiced at this mode of transportation on his rides to and from judo at home)
We passed a cool looking public swimming “pool” in the St. Lawrence rive in one of the ports… all roped off, with swim lanes and a nice deck/comfy bean bag loungers. Noted we might have to check that out tomorrow for a swim! Rode along a perfect bike path into the little nestle of shops and restaurants at Petit-Champlain and the Funicular, and then a tiny bit further to see the icebreaker ships we had passed on the way in.
Back to the restaurants, we locked the bikes across the road and wandered into Petit-Champlain and walked the oldest streets in North America (according to the postcard I bought). We had dinner on the patio at the Resto Le Repaire. (A veg burger/poutine/boccacini & tomato) Then biked back in the dark to our little home-on-wheels. We saw a floating canopy bed in the port, and on the way back it was lit up! Neat art installation?
The ducks liked it. 
When we close the blinds in the RV, we could be anywhere! We did hear a train go by around 10:30pm or so, but didn’t hear it again that night.
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