We entered Canada, near 1,000 Islands north of Watertown, New York on Thursday, May 21. We prepared for our border crossing by making sure we had no produce, fresh meat, or eggs in the RV. As luck would have it, we were not asked about any of that! However, if we hadn’t prepared, we are sure we would have been.

We spent the night north of Montreal at a private home on the Boondockers Welcome list. Our hosts were wonderful and we had a peaceful night’s sleep.

Friday we continued north on the TransCanada Highway to Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, for an overnight stay at Camping Du Quai.

The drive north continued to get more picturesque north of Quebec City. The mountains and St. Lawrence River provided the perfect version of northern Quebec.

Once we were settled at the campground, we went exploring. We found the harbor not far from the campground. This is also where you can take the Rivière-du-Loup Ferry to St. Simeon across the river.

We woke up to the sun around 5:00 am Saturday morning! As much as we love seeing the sun, that is a little too early! We packed up and left to continue heading east on the Trans Canada Highway to New Brunswick. We had one more overnight stop before the actual fun began.

Along the way we stopped for a break and found this awesome eatery that boasts the best french fries. They weren’t lying! Fresh potatoes from a local farm for the win. And I’m guessing this sign is similar to an Amish sign in the states.

We arrived at Sunset View Campground in Hawkshaw, New Brunswick. Oh, and we’re now on Atlantic Standard Time (one hour ahead of our friends on the east coast).

Hawkshaw boasts this unique wacky attraction and we just had to see it!

While we did not stay up long enough to take pictures of the sunset, we did enjoy the view from the campground dock of the St. John River.

We had one more travel day to Hopewell Cape where we are looking forward to spending 5 nights in one location!

Observations of Week 1

• In Quebec, the churches all have silver steeples and roofs. This is a nod to the 18th and 19th century churches.
• Google Translate is your friend in Quebec. Where other provinces in Canada have signage in both English and French, in Quebec you will find no English.
• So far, the road conditions have been pretty good. Much like you’d find in the US.
• Traffic around Montreal reminded us of DC and Northern Virginia during rush hour.

Next Week:

Alma (where Mike finally gets a lobster roll) and Hopewell Cape, New Brunswick where we get to walk on the ocean floor!