Day 3...Our Cross Canada Tour.... East to West

Day 3, July 20, 2006





(Photos: the top two photos were taken at our second campground in Quebec, it was lovely. The other photos were scenes as we were coming into Montreal.)

We didn’t get the satellite dish to work for us last night, so maybe somewhere along the way we will find a service store to check it out.

We got back onto Highway 117 heading north. The morning sun lent to the beauty of the Gatineau Valley and the many fresh water lakes. But, I have to add here that our brand new motor home, with all it’s valves, fittings, nuts, bolts, drawers, doors and shelves were put through it’s paces. It was quite a terrible road for a motor home.

At one particularly narrow section of road we met a loaded log truck. As we passed each other we produced a great gust of wind, bang crash, what was that? At the next appropriate spot we stopped to check it out. Our satellite dish was lying on it’s back, broke. Guess we don’t need to get a service man, but rather a repair man to fix it.

At last we saw the “Welcome to Ontario” sign. The scenery was far less enjoyable, but how great it was to talk to people who understood what you were saying and how good it was to be able to read the road signs.

It was incredible to see the mammoth mining sites in Noranda, I wished it had not been raining so hard so I could have gotten a few pictures.

We traveled on until we found a delightful camp ground called Culver Park on highway 66, just on the outskirts of the village of Swastika, and just 9 miles from the town of Kirkland Lake, Ontario. We had a nice visit with other campers and the manager of the park was most informative. Culver Park is owned and operated by the Village of Swastika, I thought what a great service this little village offers weary travelers.