Then we played tourist in Quebec City for the afternoon. We went to the top of the L'Observatoire de la Capitale, a building where we could take in a 360 panoramic degree view of the city from a height of 725 feet. The architecture is a mix of old and new. It's a beautiful city. We didn't walk around much because it was cold and windy.
We did manage to walk up and down rue Saint-Jean where we visited Pub Saint-Alexandre. This pub, housed in a building which was built in 1892, boasts 200 bottled beers from 22 countries, 25 draft beers, and no less than 50 single malt scotches! After leaving the pub, we walked down the street and saw several ice skaters on an outdoor ice rink. What looked like a pile of snow was the scrapings deposited by the Zamboni machine after it manicured the ice.
We arrived at the Safari Condo showroom a bit before our 9:30 appointment time, but we were greeted by Denis, the salesman, and shown to our camper. After spending almost three hours going over the care and feeding of an Alto, we hitched up and headed for home. We drove 403 miles to Liverpool, near Syracuse, NY, and spent our first night camping in a Pilot truck stop.
Safari Condo provided us with a bottle of Champagne when we picked up the camper. The only restaurant at the Pilot was McDonald's, so we enjoyed some Mickey D's with our Champagne before getting a good night's sleep in the camper.
We left the Pilot about 10:30am on 11/4 and drove the short 141 miles to Ron and Christina's house in the Buffalo area. They shared our safari vehicle with us when we were in Africa a few months ago. Bent Brook Court is the street where they live (see pic). They even served juice and a refreshing cold washcloth when we got out of the car - just like they did at the lodges in Africa. It was great fun!
After passing by the Anchor Bar, home of the original Buffalo Chicken Wings, and a short tour of the waterfront, area, we went to the Pearl Street Grill and Brewery for dinner. Great food and a micro brew called "Train Wreck."
We left Ron and Christina's house on the morning of 11/5 and drove the 133 miles o Sandy's house for a quick overnight stay. On the 6th, we drove 404 miles to Fred & Vicki's house on the southeast edge of Indianapolis. They wanted to see the camper and we wanted to rest. It worked out great. We spent our second night in the camper in their driveway.
We left Fred & Vicki's on the 7th and drove 255 miles to Beaver Dam State Park where some "Gathering of Aframe" friends were having a Gathering. We drew quite a crowd of curious campers when we arrive at our campsite. We stayed there for two nights, then drove 52 miles to get home on Sunday morning.
I haven't taken any interior pics of the camper yet, so keep an eye on the blog for that.
