Cloudy/sunny! I checked my blood sugar this morning and it showed 7.7 (it’s supposed to be below 7) which is excellent for me. After walking Tucker, we went into town to the Post Office then to the grocery store. We had lunch in town then went to Dori’s place to say goodbye to niece Ashley who is leaving tonight for Medicine Hat. We came home, read for a while then had dinner and watched the tube. Kathy and Marty came over for a while.
Sunny with clouds, 20*C!
I was up very early this morning, don’t know why!? Couldn’t sleep anymore! Anyway, this was packing day: bikes, kayaks, chairs, cooler then a drive to the Husky to fuel @ 1.37 and filled one propane tank. I hooked up the BEAST to BEAR and we are ready to go, sort of! At dinner time, we all went to a local restaurant and met the family for dinner. Afterwards, we came back to the house and so did Dori and Kathy and Marty who brought a bag of frozen pickerel. After saying goodbye to everyone and Val shedding some tears, we went inside, watch the tube for a while then I went to bed.
We were on the road by 8:30 am after saying our goodbyes to Dorothea. Of course, Val shed a few tears but she was pretty good. We stopped at the Prov. Park to dump the tanks then on our way East on Hwy 11. We stopped in Hearst for fuel @ $1.25 and again in Cochrane @ $1.22. We stopped for lunch at “Smooth Rock Falls”. We watched for niece Christine who was coming from Sudbury but no luck! The ride was quiet and uneventful. The sun was behind clouds most of the day which made our drive much more comfortable. We turned on Hwy 66 East which took us to Quebec and but it was very rough until we pass Kirkland. We are now in Rouyn-Noranda and it is 94*F out there but still comfortable as there is a breeze. It is 5:30 pm and we are parked in Wal-Mart campground! A long drive but I am glad we are here; Val wanted to stop sooner but I put my foot down and got my way!!! (Yeah, right!)
We travelled 701 Km (
432Miles) in 9 hrs at an average 54MPH and were stopped for one hour.
N 48* 14.634’W 079* 02.523
Alt: 432 feet
We left Walmart at 7 am under sunny sky and stopped down the road at a TIM HORTON for a breakfast bagel and coffee. We soon left on Hwy 117S and stopped in Valdor for fuel, $1.26. About an hour south of there, BANG, another blow out, this time it was the old spare tire which was still on the axle. Within a half hour (Val timed it), we had the tire changed and were on our way again. We fuelled in Mt Laurier @ $1.26 and had lunch here. In Mont Tremblant, I fuelled @ $1.30 and we decided to go all the way to Drummond. Of course, we were in Montreal in time to enjoy the rush hour and an hour later we were through and on Hwy 20 to Drummond’Ville. There was an accident on the highway which caused us more delay. We stopped for a diner at a St-Hubert Restaurant and I had my “Hot Chicken Sandwich” with lots of delicious gravy. We arrived at Pierre’s house around 7 pm, 12 hours later and very glad to be here. After squeezing between bushes, I unhooked and then it was time to visit. My brother Gilles was also there and his wife Lise. Pierre had some friends over so it made for a late night.
We travelled 464 miles (752KM)
in 10.5 hrs @ an average 49MPH and were stopped for 2 hours.
N 45* 51.641’W 072* 23.193’
ALT: 385 ft
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