12:18 PM – Well, today we made a break for it; packed up the RV & took Max and hit the road, a day ahead of our planned schedule! Our goal was to at least make it to Quebec City, we pushed a little harder and made it to Berthier-Sur-Mer. (500 km in 6.5 hours). Max was exhausted!! We stayed overnight in the what iOverlander called a “Municipal Picnic area”. A rather blustery night with the wind coming in from the St. Lawrence River but it was free and a nice spot to spend the night.
9:00 AM – I see blue sky – YEAH!!! – lets get going! We stayed along the coastline of the St Lawrence on Hwy 132. Imagine, after 30 years of driving the Trans Canada we finally took this route. It was lovely and long overdue. Our first stop this morning was in a small community called Montmagny, we found the campground at Pointe-Aux-Oies that we didn’t quite make it to last night! This park had a lovely boardwalk and an observation tower – we didn’t stay long as the wind was chilly & strong!! But the view was incredible. Max was so happy to stand on ground that didn’t move. Next stop Saint- Jean-Port-Joli……in search of the Chocolaterie! Now, this shop was also the Patisserie.
I have to say it … How does it get better than this? Ok, the artistic designs on the pastries made them all so very tempting – but I had my eye on an exquisite looking chocolate treat. I can hear my mother saying “eat your lunch then you can have desert” but my Uncle, who was a pastry chef, would always “say life is too short, eat dessert first.” So, we compromised and the chocolate treat was Lunch! It was heavenly chocolate bliss!!
Chocolate comes from Cocoa, which comes from a tree. That makes it a plant therefore chocolate counts as salad!