2 Miles and 4 Feet from Home: Quebec City

We slept really good with the temperature getting down to the upper 50’s. Pretty much perfect! Jasper got me up about 6 and I took him for a walk and then decided to take a shower. The bathrooms at this KOA are especially nice with fancy tile and plenty of room to lay your things out. One odd but great thing is they play music pretty load inside. This morning they were playing a special on the stones and it was really a great way to start the day! Janice and John had invited us to breakfast and were treated to eggs and ham, bacon, fresh fruit and other goodies. Yum Yum! Today we were going to tour Quebec City. I had been for a quick visit one time before and knew we were in for a treat. The great thing today is that Janet and John told us they would keep Jasper while we went. While we love taking Jasper everywhere we usually do not have an opportunity to go in places together as one of us has to stay with him. We could tell he was in good hands as they have two dogs of there own Prissy and Bo. They are beautiful dachshunds. Quebec City was only about 20 minutes away and we arrived there about 9:30. We parked along the river and started to climb into the town. One block in and we were already stunned at its beauty. I kept telling Lyn that it was even better at the top so I kept pressing us onward while telling her we would check out these shops on the way back down. Finally after about a 15 minute climb we were at the top and on the promenade deck looking over the river. The view is spectacular! You really could spend hours just walking in that area but behind us was the town and it is about as charming as it can get. It had great architecture and every side street invited you to come take a look. There were lots of shops and restaurants and historical places. Since we did not have Jasper we were free to go in the shops, churches and restaurants which was a treat. Thanks again Janice and John! We ended up eating at a little place that served ribs. One of Lyn’s favorites. We split the meal which was just the right amount for lunch. I had a local beer with my meal and it was delicious and relaxing. When we came in they asked us if we wanted to sit in the window that faced the street. This was a great way for them to advertise since everyone walking by could see our nice meal and gave us a great view while we ate. We enjoyed every minute and then headed back down to our car taking many detours along the way. The weather was dialed in at 75 and sunny. After we got back to camp we washed clothes caught up on the blog and decided we needed a nap. Sometimes life on the road catches up with you and this was one of those times. We slept for about an hour and a half and then headed down to Janice and Johns for dinner. We brought leftovers from the night before and some local wine and they had steaks, salad and corn on the cob. We put it all together and Voila another great meal. After dinner John built a fire and we sat around having great conversations and roasting marshmallows. What a great way to end the night. We went home around 9:30 and got some extra blankets out of the car. Tonight’s low is expected to be around 48 degrees. Yikes!!! Tomorrow we are headed to Prince Edward Island. It s almost 10 hours of driving. We will probably stop somewhere along the way to keep our driving time down and our relaxing time up.