The Best

I suppose you have to experience the worst to fully appreciate the best.  The best part of the trip so far, was definitely our visit to Quebec.  Greg's exact words were "best father's day ever". 

We spent it at my friend Mireille's cabin tucked in between Montreal and Quebec. They have a lake that no one else appears to share with them.  It's amazing!  We detached the dock and floated it out to the middle of the lake where we anchored it. We then spent the afternoon drinking beer, swimming and enjoying the sun.  It really was fantastic!

We followed our time at the cabin up with a visit to Loretteville, Quebec.  It's where I spent 3 months of my grade 11 year year going to school. It was like a trip down memory lane.  Mireille and her family were fantastic hosts. It was so much fun to watch mine and Mireille's kids play together (Mireille and I have not seen each other for 15 years). Even though they didn't speak the same language, they seemed to figure out how to communicate.  

While in Lorretteville, we briefly escaped camping life to take in what Greg and I affectionately called "Vegas for kids".  It was like an indoor playground on speed.

The place was covered in neon lights and candy. It was really creepy but the swinging tree above was kind of cool.

Finally, we said our goodbyes to our hosts and we headed to the KOA in Quebec City.  It was pretty fun with the giant pillow trampoline and the playground (and the popsicles).

We hopped the shuttle from the campground to Old Quebec and spent the day wandering the streets.  I got to play tour guide because "le vieux" had at one time been my home too. It is one of my favourite places in this country and I realized how much I had missed it.  We showed the kids my old apartment, my old backyard (the plains of Abraham) and all the other tourist stops. Gracie and Sawyer even convinced us to take a horse carriage tour which turned out to be really fun. They both got to drive the horse - their highlight by far!

In the end, we all left Quebec feeling rested and content.  Je m'ennuie déja!

The Citadel in the middle of old Quebec. It is the only historic sight that is also an active military base. 

There is a cannonball lodged in this tree from the war between the French and English. 

Gracie gets involved in a street performance

Too much fun for one little man...