Apr. 28, Sunday, Kingston, Ontario
A lazy morning. It's pouring rain out there. A good day to stay inside. Val is doing some laundry and I am catching up on paperwork and such. Called Fleetwood and left a message to call me back regarding the suspension. Also called Telus to change our plan to "Talk Canada 75". The coffee pot decided to call it quit today so we went into town and bought a new one. Also fuel and what a shocker. I put in 74.068 Litres @ $1.389 for a total of $98. ( that's about [74.068L/ 4.546 =] 16.28 gallons @ approx. $6.01/gal) That's over two dollars more and our exchange is almost at par...... Talk about a rip-off!!!??? U.S. prices are really looking gooooood now! And this is only the beginning....haven't bought any beer and wine yet!? It rained all day and finally stopped in the evening.
APR. 29, Monday, Kingston
Another cloudy day but it's not raining so far this morning. The temperature really dropped last night. We were at only 2*C (35*F) overnight. Brrrrrrrr!
We went sightseeing today. Took a look at the Rideau locks, a series of 8 locks that go up the river that takes you to Ottawa. It begins in the Thousand Islands area. A very popular river with power boaters in the summer. From here we drove to downtown Kingston and took a look at the Citadel (Fort Henry). We are early in the season so everything is closed including the Info Centre. Nevertheless, the front gate was open so we looked inside but all the door were closed. It is the same as the Citadel in Quebec anyway. We continued on to downtown where we looked around at all the old house from the 1800 and early 1900's Absolutely beautiful. We saw the old Kingston Penitentiary. We drove through a part called "the old town" dating back to the late 1800's and we had lunch in a small pub (SEE PICTURES). From here we went to the mall and exchanged a razor Val had bought but didn't work and then we drove home. It is sunny but only a very cool 9*C (48*F). The wind makes it even chillier but at least it's sunny!
APR. 30, Wednesday, moving to Quebec
A sunny morning but the forecast is for more rain and only 9*C again. Where is spring??? Anyway, today we moved to Quebec, near Montreal to be exact, for one night. The trip was uneventful. Drove on 401 to exit 14 in Quebec where I took 132 and stopped in Saleberry, south of Montreal, at a Fleetwood dealership to make an appointment for the suspension and all the rest of the warranty work to be done before the end of May, when the warranty runs out. They did not seem happy to see me even though I told them I had the whole summer here. They did agree to fix the suspension as it is a safety issue so they took pictures and will order the parts but as for the rest, he said that "maybe" they could do it in the fall....not good enough. We carried on and drove towards Montreal where I got lost looking for our campsite( took the wrong turn). I found a visitor centre in Longueuil so stopped only to learn that the campsite on the river is closed due to renovation. In the meantime, my brother Pierre called and came over to serve as a guide. We went to a Wal-Mart where we spent the night and went out for dinner with my sister Therese, her husband Michel and Pierre, of course. It is sunny with cloudy periods and quite cool. The wind is nippy.
We had a very nice visit and after dinner, everyone went home and we stayed with our rig. I don't feel comfortable leaving it, especially where we are. Tomorrow, we will move to a campsite just outside of town and about 20 minutes from my sister. Pierre will come back in the morning to assist and guide.
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