……..is a happening place and quite the surprise! We decided not to drive to Ottawa in one day and to stay here for the night…..so glad we did because it was wonderful. The first picture is of Jim on the terrace of the little Inn that we stayed in…..Gite Loiselle and it was lovely and one block from the water. When we went out for dinner we realized that there was a band playing at the bandstand on the water and we asked the girls in the ‘coors’ beer tent who it was. The young woman said Bon Jovi and I said really and she said Yes, it starts at nine…..and it’s free! Hard to believe, eh and another of the young women realized we were English and didn’t have a good command of French and went on to explain the band was not the real Bon Jovi but a band who covers their music…….and we thought that makes more sense! Hope we can stay up until nine was my next thought…….and the pictures prove that we did…..one in the daylight of the empty bandstand and one crappy picture taken of the band after dark….but never mind the music was good!
Ottawa tomorrow to spend time with Marilyn and see what’s happening in the big city….stay tuned.
Anyway forget the pictures because they never came out …. Trust me, we stayed awake! Great breakfast in the a.m. And then travelled via rural Quebec to Jim’s Home town, Deux Montages, and visited his family home which is quite different as it’s been many years. Then went to Oka and on to where you take the ferry to Hudson and slowly found our way through rural Quebec to Ottawa. Spent a few wonderful days with Marilyn in her new condo, planning our next trip while we were there, and then back home through the US. Spent a night in Maine at Helen’s B and B in Skowhegan(would recommend it)where there was just us and she provides a great breakfast before you start in the morning? Back home from there……great break, thanks Marilyn!