Sep 4 2022 - Toronto to Victoriaville QC
WEATHER cloudy then sunshine TEMP ranged between 15C (59F)to 20C (68F)
TIME no time difference to Toronto
We planned on leaving at 8AM and pulled out of the driveway at 8:30. Easy drive, not much traffic.
Leaving Toronto. It is Sunday morning of the long Labour Day holiday. A lot of cars were Quebeckers returning home.
A rarity, no traffic on the Don Valley Parking Lot Parkway.
OPP (Ontario Provincial Police) were out in force for the long weekend. We saw 8 marked and unmarked police cars with people pulled over, one even called for a tow truck.
Crossing into Quebec. We had a 10 bio break and a 20 minute lunch (packed) by now. We also gassed up at $1.47 a litre in Ontario as gas in Quebec is ar $1.70.
Coming to the toll $3 - no cash taken. It was really slow as people tapped their cards.
I spotted this sign, that was so weird I didn't get a photo but found it online. I couldn't figure it out.
There are some interesting descriptions online, not all polite. Floating head man blows arrows erratically at a ladder, is not rude.
The answer? Cross winds....
A truck on fire.
Egg distributor.
You have these very French names and then you come across something so English.
A fellow Ontarian probably also going to the Maritimes.
We stayed in Victoriaville Quebec for the evening.
We were not happy campers when we arrived at our hotel at 4:30 to be told our room would not be ready until 5:30 "due to staffing shortages". My request for some sort of compensation fell on deaf ears, well her English was almost nil.
We parked ourselves in the lobby and watched others being told the same story. At 5:15 she beaconed us with our keys. We did end up with a large sunny room.
So glad both of you getting out. I'm working labor day, which is my choice. I'm taking a day off sometime after the 20th
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Quite a drive.
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