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··Never Used A KodakI travelled solo since my wife cares for her aging parents and is not yet retired.
First stop was in Montreal, just for a walk downtown. My very first time in a Swatch store.
I then visited a long time friend and spent the night with his wonderful family. House built over 200 years ago. (Old for our part of the world). We checked his cattle and a new born calf had escaped. We reunited him with mom.
We also drove about 30 minutes East to their other house on the South shore of the Fleuve St-Laurent. Great view.
We had a nice dinner (some of their beef) and I bumped my head in the bedroom doorway. Doors were considerably lower. I am 6 feet and needed to bend down to cross the door. I only needed one lesson. One of the bedrooms has an outer door - on the second floor- and there is a coffin in this outer part of the wall, above the soffits. It was used to preserve a dead body during winter, when the ground was snow covered and frozen. Now it contains a out of commission baseboard heater!
The coffin…
The following day I drove east along the Fleuve and enjoyed the views. My brother lives further North-East and this is his view of the St-Laurent.
The next morning I continued along the now very wide Fleuve St-Laurent. My brother and his wife saw several seals during the winter months. I did not, although some parts were still frozen. Check out this welcome to Sainte Luce artwork. The little rats in my town would destroy that in a day or two.
Cool to see the mermaid and diver above (right side of photo).
I then made a right and headed east to New Brunswick to see my parents. I stopped along the way to relax by the water. Absolutely zero phone reception. Perfect!
I had lobster three times in four days while in New Brunswick.
As a kid in New Brunswick we caught smelt and would also go on the lobster boats occasionally. We dug up clams and they ended up in a pot of water on the old stove.
My father took out the Constellation and gave it to me. It was last serviced in early 1990s. @ATracyWatches is servicing it.
I always have a lobster omelet at « La Crepe Bretonne ». Our absolute favorite is at the Townsend in Birmingham Mi but this one is also special.
Still some snow in the woods.
I made my way back to Quebec city. I posted a fuel purchase and timed it at a dollar per second.
My brother, his wife and I had dinner at the restaurant « Continental » This was my second visit. This restaurant was featured by Anthony Bourdain (I will try to link a video).
It was a nice evening on the terrace.
The next morning we had breakfast at « la buche » (French for the log). I had the Fat Guy’s Omelet. NB. I am not fat and actually lost weight during my trip.
Above is how the washroom walls are adorned. The next morning I walked about 12 kms.
This clock made me think of @Canuck and I was reminded of how I missed my little Rolex Skyrocket.
The good kind of « Poutine ». There is a reason why I was never fat. I never tried it.
I visited another long time friend and his family. Their dog played peek a boo with me! I also saw this statue and could not resist taking this shot. The ladies may appear a bit out of shape but they had rock hard bodies.
I had a rare latte in Trois Rivières during my return.
I had taken 2 watches (FOIS and Seamaster) plus some straps and returned with three. My dad was a big man in his younger days. My wrist is 7 1/4. I took three links out and it is still loose.
Nice to be back home. I missed: wife, cat, house, routine, and Sky-Rocket.
First stop was in Montreal, just for a walk downtown. My very first time in a Swatch store.
The following day I drove east along the Fleuve and enjoyed the views. My brother lives further North-East and this is his view of the St-Laurent.
The good kind of « Poutine ». There is a reason why I was never fat. I never tried it.
Nice to be back home. I missed: wife, cat, house, routine, and Sky-Rocket.
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