Sept. 20, Saturday, in St-Hubert
Got up to a warmer morning. It only got down to 10*C overnight. Michel and Therese are gone to his brother’s chalet to help him close it up so we now have the house to ourselves. PARTY TIME!!!!!!
We went to visit Johnny and Ginette and had supper with them. Pierre joined us and we had a very nice visit although Johnny was not feeling well. He thought he had a touch of the flu. Came home around 10:30 p.m.
SEPT. 21, Sunday
A warm night and it was cloudy this morning but it cleared up. First day of autumn! Worked on setting up the new laptop in the morning and in the afternoon Michel and Therese returned home
SEPT. 22, Monday, Parts arrive in Quebec
Checked on the tracking number with UPS and saw that the parts are in Mirabelle, clearing customs. House cleaning today and helped take apart the outdoor awning and Michel got home we trimmed the hedge at the front of the house.
That evening we watched two Rolling Stones concert. This is one of Michel’s favorite group so the sound was cranked up real loud and everyone had no choice but get in the mood. There was so much vibration that two pots fell on the floor, one of which broke and sprayed its content all over the floor. Thank goodness it was a hardwood floor so it was easy to clean. We finally got to bed by midnight…poor Michel has to go to work at 5 a.m.
SEPT. 23, Tuesday, Black cloud still with us
According to UPS tracking, our parts were in transit all day. From Mirabel to Brossard then to be delivered to St-Cyr but never delivered. Called UPS 800 number and got a lot of lip-service and sympathy but no action. One more day to wait.
We went for a drive to St-Jean de Richelieu where there is a big Military college for Officers and a small Base.
We then drove on to “St-Paul de l’Isle-Aux-Noix”. We followed the Richelieu River all the way. It was a very pretty drive. We also stopped at Fort Lennox National Park but unfortunately it was closed so we just walked around. The fort is actually on an Island which we could see but the ferry only runs on week-ends in the fall. This part of the highway is called “the road of the Forts”. It was a very strategic passage when the US was trying to invade Lower Canada.
SEPT. 24, Wednesday, and the saga continues.
Called UPS again and tried to have the parts delivered in the morning….they were finally delivered at 3:20 p.m. at St-Cyr. So much for customer relations!
We went cycling back to St-Jean de Richelieu and followed the canal. Saw a few boats heading south, going through the locks. This canal has 22 locks in total to by-pass the rapids on the Richelieu. It is also a navigatable waterway between the St-Lawrence River and New-York city.
There were also some awesome houses along the way. We stopped for lunch in St-Jean then headed back. Took a few pictures which have been down-loaded. The whole trip took us 4 hours including all the breaks.
SEPT. 25, Thursday…..Q is FIX!!!!
We got the call around 10:30 a.m. that “Q” (Quantum) is fix and ready to go. YIIIIIIPPPEEEEEEEEEEE! Packed all our stuff, cleaned the trailer, dumped and said our good-byes to Therese and Ginette (She came over to say good-bye)
We arrived in Drummond’Ville around 3 p.m. after fuelling up ($1.23/Liter)
No problems backing up and setting up. We sat with Lise and had a beer and FINALLY relax. Gilles came home around 7 p.m. and we had a big campfire.
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