Holiday Inn Express Quebec City (Sainte-Foy)

We will post trip information here as soon as it starts. For 2010, we will continue planning the project and look for Sponsors that are willing to invest and support the Project. All indications in that regard is ...

... br>Danach konnten wir auch noch feststellen, dass das Wasser im Camper gefroren war! <br>Zum Glück haben wir im Motelzimmer übernachtet, dass war wohl ein Wink des Schicksals. Denn die Innentemperatur im Camper zeigte -2 Grad an.<br><br>Heute fuhren am St. Lorenz-Strom entlang nach Levis. Am Abend gönnten wir uns ein feines Schweizer Käsefondue. Mahlzeit!<br><br><br><br>

The stories of Quebec City being a piece of Europe located right here in Canada are so true. The buildings, the streets and the shops are intriguing and offer much to explore. We board a free electric shuttle that motors all through old Quebec. We venture ...

We depart mid afternoon to Toronto and catch a delayed connection to Quebec City to arrive very late Thursday evening. Our stay is at a the Hotel Chateau Laurier, a mid range full service hotel adjacent to the Military Armoury. The room is small but the price is just right. There is a St Hubert Chicken in the Hotel - this place also serves breakfast. <br><br><br>

... home of the Royal 22nd Regiment, the famous Van Doos, and is also an official residence of the Governor General. Anyway we cast about in rainy futility on the Plains of Abraham trying to figure out how to get inside of the actual fort. Up hills and down hills and along steep parapets; we could see cars parked inside so we knew damn well there had to be an entrance somewhere.<br><br>Eventually we found the secret and joined up with a guide who led us on a tour ...

... There is a river that flows through the town and into the ocean. When the high tide comes in, it actually causes a single wave (up to a foot high) to roll back up the river, and then effectively the river changes direction and the water flows away from the ocean for the next six hours;<br><br>· The volume of water flowing into the funnel shaped Bay of Fundy during every high tide exceeds 100 billion tonnes of water, and is greater than the combined average 24 ...

... bar until it comes to a stop and the dogs obey. On each sled had were 6 dogs. They were all attached to each other by body harnesses but they weren't restrictive, the dogs were free to do a pee/poo if the sleds came to a stop. (David: Or not come to a stop. Leaning to steer, like a giant skateboard for an Ice Queen, was a piece of cake compared to keeping a keen eye on all the dogs *****. Because, without warning they would start pooing, and you needed to hit the brakes ...

... second the lights would dim for a second and then begin flashing again. The odd thing was that they didn't all flash in unison. Our guide explained to us the reason for this; as you touched the bars your heartbeat was recorded and emitted as a flashing light. There were one hundred lights in the room which mirrored the heartbeats of the last hundred visitors. It wasn't especially beautiful to look at, but the idea was so interesting that this was my favorite part ...

... with Carys, Chelsea and Heather. We had races in teams; Canada vs. England. I think England won, but I'm not entirely sure. After having spent an entire day in the sun, and effectively washing off all the sun-cream, loads of people came back with really bad sunburn. I seem to have come off alright from this - it doesn't hurt me to move! After this we were all extremely tired, but we got ready quickly so that we could go out and catch the Charles Aznavour concert ...

... was drinks at Hotel Hento followed by an amazing evening out on the town. We drank (a lot) :-) danced (badly) and sang (even more so!) before heading home for some well-earned rest having seen some assistants for the last time :-( Boo! The Latest Beauce Banter featuring lawn socialising, lawn tennis and lawn camp-outs (it has been sunny after all!) Well with the final pay-packet for us ...