Day 71, Monday, Aug. 4, Levis, rest day

We slept in, had French toast for breakfast, and took taxis (except for Pat and Adele who cycled) to the ferry dock. The ferry runs every half hour so we did not have to wait long.

Quebec City has a wonderful ambience which is very European. Lots of flower boxes, cobblestone streets, houses built right to the street and cafes and restaurants attracted the most tourists we have seen so far. We aimed for a large craft fair (Brenda and Ute later found they had the same taste in leather purses)and then went our separate ways. I found the huge market down by the marina as I was to buy for dinner....meat pies, salad makings, pastries and strawberries soon loaded me down. It is exciting to be able to buy local strawberries at the same time as the raspberries and blueberries are in season...quite different from home.

We returned to the campsite to find the wind still howling and from the east, of course. Jim and Ute ventured by bike down into Levis and returned in the dark.

by Yvonne