1. Deciduous Foliage at Mont Saint Anne.........................2. Saint Anne de Beaupre
When we awoke it was pouring with rain! After a two hour wait we started driving in the rain. The previous day it seemed my clutch was a little sloppy, so I monitored its’ performance carefully. I decided to drive through Quebec City but there were all sorts of traffic diversions, perhaps due to the 400 year anniversary celebration. What ever the cause, limping through traffic was definitely not helping the clutch!
The drive through the flat Quebec farmland with narrow strips of field caused by families dividing farms among sons and the distinctive French Canadian housing styles was very picturesque. When we stopped for lunch at Trois Rivieres it finally had stopped raining. It was now obvious that I needed to get to a BMW dealer and the possibilities were Montreal or Ottawa. It became very sunny and hot when we stopped for gas about 30 miles from Montreal and I decided to go to International Motors there. Going into Montreal, it was bumper to bumper crawling traffic for the last 5 miles, and I was nervous the bike may give out at any time but we limped to the dealership with the bike giving little lurches at the end. Tomorrow I’ll be there at 7:30 in the morning to appeal for their assistance in getting us back on the road.
It was actually quite a stressful so it was welcome to be off the road and we went across the road from the hotel to have some Alexander Keith’s to celebrate!
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