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Bonjour, Quebec

We started out in Ontario this morning and by 1pm we were past Ottawa and heading into Quebec. Bienvienue à Quebec!

We decided not to hit Montreal at rush hour so we pulled off the highway in Kirkland at a play park. We made sandwiches and had snacks and played for a good 2.5, almost 3 full hours. It was nice to be in the sunshine and a lovely and manageable 24 degrees. Sally had the biggest smile and she could have played all day there. 

One stop before hitting the road for gas and an icecream and we were back on the road shortly after 6pm. We planned on missing the rush hour traffic and were pretty successful. Once through Montreal, I understood why J wanted to skip the bumper to bumper traffic - the roads are awful! I dont know that I've been to a place that had such awful roads in such a major city. Before we were through the Montreal nightmare, both girls were konked out - thank God, because it was so nerve wracking that both of us needed to concentrate.

On to Quebec City, we got through to the other side so we can avoid traffic tomorrow. Both girls slept almost the whole way which was nice as it made this leg pretty relaxing. We stopped in Desjardins tonight at another Comfort Inn, these are cheap-ish and great as they have a patio door for you to access outside and your car, it's awesome. They also have a pretty decent breakfast included, which we will take advantage of and stock up on snacks for tomorrow.
Me and the girls waiting for J to check us in

We only have 350kms to do tomorrow so we plan on sleeping in, relaxing and taking our time on our drive. We have to do New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in one shot so we are letting tomorrow be an easy and early day so we can hammer down and do 836kms in one shot. We. Are. Almost. There!!!




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