Day 2 - Upper Canada Village

 We started the day with breakfast, then Pete had a walk/jog and I cleaned the van.  We had to wait for Lisa the park manager so that we could pay her for our site.  She arrived by 9 and we were on our way.  Just down the road was Upper Canada Village which was a representation of life in the 1860's.  It was really well done.  We especially enjoyed the functioning water-powered wool, grist, and saw mills.  There were a total of 40 period buildings, many of them moved to the location in the 50s as a result of the St. Lawrence Seaway project.  They all were manned by people in period costumes and playing the roles of the people of the 1860s.  





We also toured the site of the Battle of Chrysler Farm (A time we kicked the USA's butt in 1813)  That was really cool to see.




We left the Village at 12:30 or so and  continued on Highway 2 until the Long Sault Parkway scenic route which crosses about 10 islands in the St. Lawrence Seaway.  We then hit the 401 eastbound and battled traffic in Montreal and Quebec City and arrived approximately 20 km east of Quebec City at a campground called Camp Transit.  It is a Good Sam Park and quite nice.






We are now parked beside our doppelganger.




We just enjoyed a lovely dinner of risotto, vegetables, chicken, and white wine.   Delicious!  Day 2 is in the books!



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