Tuesday, October 14/2008

Election Day. And the end of our visit. We're off early. We'd meant to take the scenic river route, but there's so much fog along the river that there's not much point. The trans-Canada is quicker and the visibility better. At Riviere-du-loup we leave the trans-Canada and take the route along the south bank of the St. Lawrence, a string of lovely little villages with huge churches and the ancient strips of rich farmland along the river. We cross at Quebec City and take the autoroute in to Trois Rivieres, then head up to St Etienne des Gres. Dinner with Patty and Don - chicken done with onion, apple and maple syrup. Then the election results - a sad but predictable Conservative minority.