Camping du Parc national de Plaisance, Plaisance, Quebec, Canada
8 August 2022
Marc- We packed up the camper and were on the road by 09:00 this morning despite the rain. In fact it rained on and off (mostly on) all day. The first leg of the trip was once again traveling on the Trans-Canada Highway (Route 17) through forested areas of Ontario. We had a pleasant surprise when we stopped for diesel fuel on a First Nations Reservation and only paid $ 5.09 (US)/gallon. The usual price here in Canada seems to be $ 6.40/gallon (US). I had originally thought that we would drive through Ottawa and cross the Ottawa River on the way to the Campground in Quebec. Google routing kept sending me by way of parkways where no trucks are allowed (I feared for my camper trailer’s high vertical clearance). I found a truck route on line routing tool that kept me away from downtown. We chose the truck route that was scenic in that it crossed three hydro electric dams while crossing between islands in the Ottawa River.
Sue did most of the driving in the heavy rain - ouch. We took our exit from Quebec autoroute 50 only to find that the road to the campground was closed. Fortunately a well marked detour brought us around to the campground. We were not completely deterred by the rain since we made a run for some food in the village of Plaisance (and were happy to find a farmer’s stand with corn, tomatoes and strawberries) and then hiked on the Zigzag Trail.
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