On to Quebec City

Ruth left on Tuesday afternoon for Phoenix after going to the Lachute Flea Market in the morning with Pat and Kath. We bid farewell to Tren and Lorraine and on Thursday the ‘wagon train’ was again up and running on its way to Quebec City to help them celebrate their 400^th anniversary since Champlain founded the city in 1608.We got all the way to the St.Eustache Walmart 'campground' where we set up for the night before driving 'Granny' into Montreal the next day for a visit with Dorothy and Bohdan.

Deux Montangues

After a very enjoyable weekend, Monday allowed us time for a car trip with Ruth through Oka and back to Deux Montangues ( Two Mountains) where I grew up. Oka has a well know cheese factory, well know for its 'Oka Cheese'. We stocked up on several varities of cheese before driving on to Deux Montangues. The older house at 1809 Blvd. du Lac has changed considerably from what I remember, but 100 17th ave. is much the same. The garage has been converted to an extra room and of course the blue spruce are now mature trees. We planted them as small samplings!

Pat and Winston's

On Sunday afternoon we had a wonderful lunch and a good time to sit around and chat at Pat & Winston’s.

Carillon Museum

We met Pat at the Carillon museum on Sunday morning, and we were all impressed with their presentation of early life in the St. Andrews East area. The museum is a National Historic Site and I think is the best place for a little of our families history dating back to the 1830ies.Pat will be passing on the photos and documents of the farm to the museum.

Cousins and family dinner

That evening was a very special time with about 23 ‘cousins’ and family all together for dinner at Tren and Lorraine’s camp site. Pat, Winston and David, Jean arrived with Violet, Ruth, Joanne, Josie with her son Eric, Michael, Sandra, Melina and William and Lorraine’s sister, Jesslyn and Phil, Minou and O'Neil.

Boating on the Ottawa River

On Saturday afternoon we had a chance to join Minou and O'Neil for a river trip on their ‘very fast’ sport boat to Montebello, hitting 53 mph several times. There is a beautiful resort and marina at Montebello and a neat stop in mid river off the month of the River Rouge where a sand bar has formed and speed boats just congregate with everyone in the water up to their waists! A floating platform with drinks and ice were floated around.