Friday, July 27, 2018 (Travel to Montreal South KOA, Montreal, Quebec)

We weren't in any huge hurry to get on the road today...it was about 2 1/2 hours to the Montreal South KOA. We would not normally choose a KOA because they are so expensive but what we found was that most RV parks in the area were expensive and at least with KOA, you generally know what you can expect. There is also a shuttle from the park that takes you into the city...so, that was also a deciding factor.

It was around 10:00 when we were ready to hit the road. After big hugs, we said "see ya down the road" and pulled out. Thank you again, Sherry and Andrew for your hospitality. We really enjoyed our stay and re-connecting with you!

 We made our way southeast towards highway 401. The Rideau River...

 The fireweed is beautiful...

 We crossed the border into Quebec! Ah..no Canadian flag I see...

So we noticed while driving east the provinces of Manitoba and Ontario had bilingual signs along the highways...how considerate. As soon as we got into Quebec it was French only. Even the highway construction signs, how inconsiderate and possibly dangerous! Any federally funded roadway that our taxes helped pay for should have bilingual signs...period...this is Canada! Talk about feeling like a foreigner in your own country! That's my rant. (Steve)

We took highway 30 which skirts to the south of Montreal...a toll highway but well worth the $8.40 we paid to avoid having to drive through the city.

Crossing over the St. Lawrence River...

 We took the Madeleine Parent Bridge over Beauharnois Canal, part of the St. Lawrence Seaway...

 A few hours later, we pulled into Montreal South KOA..

We were greeted by a nice young lady who spoke English. She registered us, and after giving us directions to site E11, we made our way to the long pull-through site. We got levelled and unhitched and then went through the usual chore of setting up...

 This is a view down our street...lots of empty sites!

After we were all done, I walked up to the office to find out about the shuttle that goes into the city. They actually sell the tour packages there, so we got a two day hop on, hop off bus package. The bus will pick us up at the office at 9:30 in the morning. Looking forward to it!