Today we traveled 194 miles from Saint Apollinaire, Quebec, to Peru, New York. Continued on the flat Highway 20 in Quebec to Highway 30 around Montreal, and then Highway 15 to the New York border. Passing through customs was a piece of cake--no questions other than "When did you enter Canada?" and "What did you bring back with you from Canada." Pleasant young US Customs agent--a grand welcome back to the USA!
We really had a great time in the Maritimes and are sad to leave them; however, it sure felt good to leave Quebec. We don't care to visit there again. The road signs and advertising were in French right up to the last foot before the border. Even directional signs in the construction zones were in French, with no English translation--thankfully, we guessed right most of the time, or followed someone who knew what they were doing. After the friendliness and courtesy that we've found in the maritime provinces, it was a bit of a shock to find Quebec so different.
After setting up in the Iroquois Campground and RV Park in Peru, we drove back north 11 miles to Plattsburgh where we ate dinner at Gus' Restaurant. Had to try the Michigan Red Hot as suggested by our good friend Russ. It was all he had promised--great! The restaurant was a clean family place, with a wonderful home cooking-type menu. We scheduled two nights here--tomorrow a visit to Ausable Chasm (pronounced ah-SABLE).
We made a post for August 21 last night. Still trying to catch our blog up.
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