PEI was great. On Thursday morning, we began our journey west. After a short drive in PEI, we arrived at and crossed Confederation Bridge. What an amazing structure. We got off on the New Brunswick side to take some photos.New Brunswick, unfortunately, we found pretty disappointing. So, we literally got through it as fast as possible. At its most northern point is Campbellton, a main crossing point over to Quebec. Driving across the Gaspe Peninsula, we finally made it to Rimouski and Route 132. This part of the drive was very enjoyable as this highway runs along the St-Lawrence Seaway and offers magnificent views. We continued on and stopped in Riviere du-Loup. We found a Days Inn and they had very few "rooms" left. We were given 301, but shortly, we discovered there was no third floor. Right beside the hotel, we about 10 small cabins, and we had one of them. For slightly more than a room, we had our own little cabin for the night. Below is a photo of Carrie on the balcony. The kids enjoyed the pool. Sam's swimming has really improved on this trip. He now jumps into the deep end and swims over the the shallow end. Jake is a fish as always. And Kate, with the aid of water wings, has also taken to the water. She is quite happy to jump into the deep end and swim on her own (with us nearby of course). She even had a go at the slide!
Friday was driving, driving, and more driving. We left Riviere du-Loup at about 9:45 EST. Roughly, it's 2 hours to Quebec City, another 2 hours to Montreal, 2 hours further to Ottawa, then a final 2 hours to Deep River. With breaks, we drove this leg in 9.5 hours. Needless to say, we were glad to pull into Deep River. Bob and Wynn are away for a visit in Bob's old neck of the woods, Noranda, Quebec, but they have graciously offered the Robertson homestead to us. We look forward to their return on Sunday!
Back in New Brunswick
Lunch in Miramichi - I thought I was in Ireland!!!
New Brunswick lighthouse
Back in Quebec
Beautiful Route 132 in Quebec
Our "room" at the Days Inn, Riviere du-Loup, Quebec
Kate on the slide
Kate the fish
Sam the fish
