Quebec City, Quebec - August 3 - 4, 2015

Quebec City, Quebec - August 3 - 4, 2015 

August 3, 2015

We were so lucky to get a reservation for an additional day at the KOA in Quebec City.  Bev had reserved August 4, 2015, a few months ago, but on the recommendation of Cathy & Gary Lund, we decided to take the tour of Quebec City tomorrow. 

Dry camping the night before at the Truck Stop is not our idea of a good time.  We were anxious to get a shower and clean up some.

When we got settled, we decided to hit the Walmart that we had passed along the way.  The cats, once again needed food.  We decided to really stock up, so we don’t have to do that again soon. 

From there we checked in at an RV dealership for parts for the front bathroom toilet.  They didn’t have any, but at least we know what we need – or closer to knowing – so when we stop for a longer period of time, we can get the part ordered.

We made arrangements to catch the shuttle at 9:30 a.m. and take the tour of the city tomorrow. 

Stan went out visiting and Bev went to bed early.    

August 4, 2015

We caught the shuttle from the KOA RV Park at 9:30 a.m., which took us to downtown Quebec City.  We walked around for a bit, went on got our wrist bands for the City Tour we were taking.  We were on the top layer of a double decker bus.  The tour guide told us about all of the amazing buildings and areas of Quebec.  Of course, he told it all in English and then in French.  Most of the signs and information was in French, so some of it we didn’t totally understand.

We would have been able to get off the bus and catch another one 30 minutes later.  However, being cowards, we stayed on the bus and road around the whole tour which took two hours.  We were in good company, since nearly everyone did the same thing.  It was so interesting seeing the architecture, with both English and French influences. 

There is a ferry that travels across the St Lawrence River.  We opted not to take that, since we have ferries at home, and we have been on them before on the trip.

We were glad not to be driving down there, since the roads are very narrow and there is a lot of construction.  At one point, the bus driver had to get out and move a construction fence to get around a corner, because a car had parked illegally on the street.  After we got moving, a worker on a back-hoe, applauded the driver for such a good job.

After we got back to the center of town, where the buses and shuttles all do their pickups, we decided to go get a bite to eat.  There were many choices for food, but Stan was in the mood for pizza and Bev wanted Poutine one more time.  It was very good.  From there we decided to take the Funicular (escalator) down to lower Quebec, which we found was a bunch of shops with lots of people taking pictures. 

In the square, there were people doing various performances, which we watched for a while since we couldn’t catch the shuttle back to the KOA until 4:00 p.m.

Stan with the Quebec Trolley