Day three sees Penny and I heading north towards Alexandria on beautiful country roads along a winding river. Penny’s taking the train back to Ottawa then I’m heading back to get Charles for a short trip to Pointe des Cascades.
I’m going to miss Penny. She balances out the three of us quite nicely.
We say goodbye to our hosts Kim and Mike and head along the St. Lawrence toward our campground.
Lunch in Coteau-du-lac was wonderful; we’re trying to behave and eat well.
We stop along the canal to plan where we’ll get our dinner and end up chatting for twenty minutes with Gilles. He’s an avid cyclist who’s wife unfortunately had a severe knee injury and can’t cycle any longer. He told us of his many recommendations for biking beyond Quebec City and into the GaspĂ©sie region.
The village
We’re back at the campground/theatre district that we visited last year; this year it’s a hive of activity.
Bill had reached out to JĂ©rĂ´me earlier and he said they weren’t really open yet but “if you’re in a bind drop in.” We arrive and I reach out to these two women asking if they know JĂ©rĂ´me. “He’s just left but feel free to pitch your tent for the night.”
I’m still a bit reticent but Charles gets right into it. “What if they don’t want right next to the action?”
Sure enough another guy comes by and says “you’re putting your tents here?”
Turns out he was concerned we’d be woken up by the workers. We had a long chat with him about the little village and next month’s theatrical production along with the opening of the restaurant. A tour of the restaurant in the morning would leave us in awe. These are 125 year old buildings and they’re majestic.
Next person is Carolyn, an actor, who also questions our place of erection. She too is worried that they’d be making too much noise.
Finally Charles engages with Carl Vincent who’s runs Crapaud Cornu, the production company. Everyone was so pleasant and so eager to get the theatre and restaurant off the ground.
Tomorrow we head to Montreal for a couple nights before heading into the Eastern Townships.