Sunday, August 12, 2012

Saturday August 11th, 2012 – Time to Pack ‘er in.


 
1:00 check out is the best. No hurry to do anything. We all slept in.

With all the rain we got over the last two days, the humidity is almost unbearable. By the time we had finished packing up the trailer, I had to change my shirt because it was dripping wet. We left the campsite at about 11:30. We decided to drive straight through and try to go to Rachel’s for a swim.

Montreal was, well, Montreal, and while the GPS didn’t lead us astray, there was an accident on the 15 which was already down to one lane due to construction. We lost almost half an hour just sitting there. We finally got through the city when William declared that he really had to pee. While we didn’t think it was a great idea we pulled over on a wide shoulder on the side of the 40. Sam, Alex and Xavier all decided they had to go too, so they all got out on Guylaine’s side because the traffic was flying by my side. Alex and Xavier climbed back in and Guylaine came to the door and told me to shut off my signal light and put on my 4 way flasher because we had almost been hit. She said some woman in a Mercedes must have thought we were in an exit lane, got in the same lane and was heading towards us full tilt. I guess she realized at the last minute and got back on the highway. We’ll need to make sure the kids have all gone before we hit Montreal next time. Pulling over just isn’t an option.

We stopped just outside of Hudson for some lunch. We went for Pizza Hut. It was crap. Sam Alex and I all felt like hell after we ate it. The rain started not long after, and by the time we got home it was raining so hard we had to stay in the truck for almost 15 minutes. Once it stopped, the sun came out and it was hot as hell again. I backed the trailer in and unhitched, then unpacked the truck and we headed for Rachel’s. The kids swam for about 45 minutes then the thunder started. We got the kids out of the pool and into the house just as the rain started. What a downpour! We stayed for a bit to wait out the storm, then came home had an early supper and put the kids to bed early. Need a lot of catch up before we leave again Friday.

Total trip – 1905 Kms
Mileage – 10mpg

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