"Hey, I gotta tell you a somewhat odd story that happened to me the other day. It must have been about 6pm, two strangers knocked on my door asking whether they could camp in my back yard. I was somewhat taken aback because it was quite cold outside and the weather was not exactly pleasant either. They must be crazy! My wife and I invited them in to warm up and to have some tea. In the meantime it had started raining outside so the two travelers asked to sleep in my garden shed instead. Well, there is no room in there so I offered them the garage. They seemed very happy about sleeping on the floor in an old garage. Next morning at breakfast, both were coughing and sniffling and it was obvious they were not feeling well. They had planned on continuing their trip today but instead they asked if they could sleep in the garage for the day because they were feeling ill. Well, what else was I going to say but yes. My wife and I tried to convince them to move into the spare bedroom where they would be nice and warm but they insisted on staying in the garage. They were there sleeping all day. We felt sorry for them so I brought them some hot tea and muffins in the afternoon, which they gladly accepted. Later they came over to the house for dinner but went back to the garage again right after wards to sleep more. Poor them! Luckily they felt better on the next day and were able to continue on."
That's how James and I imagine Clement relating to his neighbour about how we took refuge in his garage and turned into a sick room for two nights and a day.
Hot tea and muffins
Despite the fact that we were sick, we really enjoyed our stay at Clement and Colette's. Clement serenaded us with his accordion and when we discovered that he also owns a violin, we had a little jam session together in the basement. So much fun!!!!
Clement used to own his own sugar maple plot and sugar shack where he produced maple sugar for many years. He had sold it all a few years ago but he still had a few cans of his own maple syrup at home. It was delicious. Before we left their house, he gave us an entire can of his own syrup as a present. What a treat!!!!!
THANK YOU SO VERY VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HELP, CLEMENT AND COLETTE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS AND CARING HOSPITALITY!!!! WE WILL BE FOREVER GRATEFUL. STAY IN TOUCH :-)
Cute little house along the St Lawrence south shore
A sail boat stuck in the mud. At this point the St. Lawrence is so close to the ocean that the river bed is strongly affected by the tides. This image obviously shows a low tide situation.
A nice farm along the highway.
Just south of Riviere-du-Loup
Clement had suggested we take this smaller scenic road along the river just outside of Riviere-du-Loup. It was great! Thanks for the tip!
After a quick shop in Riviere-du-Loup, we stopped at a house outside the city and asked to sleep in their garage. It was a really old garage this time but with a nice big tarp to sleep on and a good roof over head we were happy.
The tarp we slept on must have been a bit old too because the waterproof coating on it had started to flake of a bit. For the next week we kept finding tiny blue specks in our hair, on our faces and in our clothes. They were really stubborn and it took about two showers to finally get rid of them.
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