Well, today was another wonderful day! We really enjoyed our stay in Quebec, and I absolutely fell in love with Quebec City - I am going to retire there and become an artisan-in-residence, living a bohemian lifestyle (much to the displeasure of my children)! We toured a church built in 1688, incredibly interesting! I can't say enough about the look and ambiance of the city, with an eclectic blend of the old and new. Beautiful and fascinating - with a parking lot that accepts debit and charges by the minute....interesting use of technology.
Every now and then, we come across a situation that just screams BLOG! There we are, sitting in a traffic jam in Quebec with my window open when I hear this voice saying "You folks sure are a long way from home." There was this truck driver beside me, turns out he was from St. Boniface, and he was looking to return there because he said that the constant traffic jams and construction delays were driving him crazy - he had put in for a transfer with the company he works with. Yes, the traffic jam was long enough and moved slowly enough for us to carry on this conversation!
We have again crossed into the United States, and again I was treated to a smirk by the US border guard when I admitted to working for CRA (he said he wasn't mad at me, he lives in the States)! We drove through to Bangor, an absolutely beautiful drive with rolling hills and tree-lined roads. While there, Stephen took the kids on a tour of the city while Tabitha and I had tea - NOT!! But we did eat at a Pizza Hut where surely, once in his life, he must have eaten at, or at least passed by or something like that, lol! The Maine Turnpike was an interesting drive, very fast-moving, and no doubt a gentle introduction to turnpikes - limited access/egress, lots of traffic and lots of impatient drivers. You can be guaranteed that I will be avoiding the major rush hours around centres such as Philadelphia and Washington, I cannot imagine what a traffic jam would be like in those cities! Right now, we are holed up in a Sam-and-Dean type hotel room in Brunswick, Maine - I have no clue exactly where that is, but that is where we are!
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