Motoring Up the North Shore

It was another refreshing start to our day, only 9º with a chance of rain. We allowed for rush hour traffic in Québec City and left the campground at 8:55. We stopped for groceries  at a Maxi (No Frills in Québec) store in Lévis before crossing the Pierre Laporte Bridge back to the north shore. The bridge opened in 1970 after four years of construction. It is the longest main-span suspension bridge in Canada. The bridge carries six lanes of traffic,  is 3,412 feet long  and the main suspension span is 2,190 feet long.

We coninued a short distance on Rte 138 to Le Parc de la Chute-Montmorency. Admission for two seniors was $28.79

The falls has a 83 metre drop. I paid the  $15.47 and took the cable car  which runs up and down the 272 ft cliff between the base of the falls and the Manoir Montmorency. The ride takes about 3-5 minutes.

A boardwalk takes you to a series of stairs up to a suspension bridge 55 metres above the falls. The current steel bridge was built in 1993.

At the top

From the top...

It started to rain when I was on the bridge but I took the time to take in the spectacular view.

Baronne Observation Deck

There was a brief thunder shower as I came back down in the cable car.

Information Centre

We ate lunch before continuing east on Rte 138 along the St. Lawrence River in a steady rain. We had some good climbs and descents through the rolling hills passing several smaller villages, each with a prominent church.

We eventually drove out of the rain when we reached our next campground, le Genévrier, a few km outside of Baie-Saint-Paul. (Jean and I stayed here in 1999.) The campground is much larger and  more developed now.

It reached a pleasant 19º as we motored 145 km. I bbqed pork tenderloin with roasted potatoes for supper. No flying pests.😊