Cousin Davey

And his wife Peggy are two of our favorite people. And we got to see them again, after all. See how good this vacation is going?

Once it became clear that the repair on Big Blue would stretch into next week (done by Tuesday, we hope), we decided to pack up the critters and head west to Ottawa and spend the weekend with David and Peggy. They have a large, accommodating home, and a great backyard for the dogs. And the bonus? Jay's cousin Ian (who we had just enjoyed dinner and bonfire at his cottage back in Nova Scotia) was here too! Ian's son Jack has spent the summer at Dave and Peggy's working for the summer and Ian came to pick up Jack. Ian also brought Jack's brother Logan who is going to attend basketball camp here this week too. Got that all straight?

Well, it was a DuCharme holiday of sorts (that's the maiden name of Jay's Mom, and the connection between these cousins). One thing is certain: The DuCharme clan is a nice one, and a fun one. DOOOCH- ARM!!!!

Jay and Michelle did enjoy their foray's into Montreal. We saw Vieux Montreal (Old Montreal), as well as the site of the 67 Expo (See? Jay got to go, eventually.....). We had a nice dinner at a restaurant called L'appartment. Very trendy and great food. Here is a glimpse of Michelle's Scallops:

Tasted as good as it looked.

We went into the Notre Dame Basilica, which is an extraordinarily beautiful Catholic Church. How's this for an alter?

There is so much detail going on in this church, you are nearly

paralyzed as you try to comprehend it.

Of course, every church needs to have an organ in the rear, with 7000 individual pipes, right?

Yikes. This place was simply gorgeous.

And here is a look at one of their historic buildings:

We suppose that we should throw in the obligatory street scene from the retail areas...

We don't know any of these people. Not one.

And so concludes our Sunday update. We will enjoy the rest of our day and evening with Dave, Peggy, Ian, Jack and Logan and drive back to Montreal tomorrow to get the rig ready (we hope) for an early Wednesday departure. If the calendar complies, we will have dinner with Jay's Uncle Tony and Aunt Shirley in Kitchener on Wednesday night and then head to Michigan on Thursday. We hope for a two-day visit with Jay's Mom and siblings, and then a bustin' @ss haul out to California.

Wish us luck with the mechanics! And a quartering wind to help with mpg!!