Firstly, to all the special Dads I know…..Happy Fathers Day and thank you for being the special people that you are.
We decided we would make haste and head out of Quebec today rather than Monday, given the Grand Prix in Montreal and avoid the Monday morning work traffic. Today was uneventful and not really any photos. We took all the side roads out of Chambly with the intention of staying on Highway 2 which runs parallel to the 401. The ride through communities getting to the Quebec/Ontario border was much longer than we anticipated but a nice ride none the less. One special encounter near the Quebec Hydro Dam was the seagull farm….since we didn’t stop to take pictures, I have decided to provide you with a written “visual” description that may also rely on the imagination…not just to picture it but….well you will understand in a minute.
We rode by the dam which was huge and the water churning was really something to see…as we come around the corner, there was the dam on the left, chainlink fence on the right and beyond that a field which appeared to be growing seagulls….I mean, there had to be thousands of those suckers, on the fence, on the rocks and so help me so many of them in the field it looked like they were planted there. The urge to stop and take a photo was quickly abandoned due to the aroma of the seagull community….let me just say there was no burning trash, but one would wish there was.
We continued up through highway 2 which wasn’t as “scenic” as we hoped and 10 km/hr slower than the 401….since it didn’t appear to be really busy, we gave it a go. We ran pretty smoothly through there but for a 100 km/hr speed limit with serious fines for exceeding, we were the slowest traffic at 120 km/hr…lots of DD (designated decoys).
We decided to put down stakes in Brockville, given we were both tired and it was coming on stupid o’clock…that time when we know to get off the road due to fatigue and attention span. With Mexi’s only 300m away, we decided a short walk, a quick supper and an early night would suite our fancy just fine….so that’s what we did!
Tomorrow we continue our route West….haven’t decided if 401 or alternate route is the way but I expect how much rest we get tonight will be the determining factor.
Night Dad!
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