I start the day with a run, using the large KOA as a track, elderly gentlemen wave and smile to me as I pass with each lap. The KOA in Quebec City is immaculate and well kept. We pull checklists that other Altoistes have created and very diligently go through the motions of breaking camp, hitching up and checking/rechecking each step. Over an hour later we are ready to hit the road. Fortunately, the weather is clear and calm. Ray drives, I navigate; we are both very focused.
We have forgotten how much summer road construction takes place in places that have cold winters. Our route skirts Montreal by going south with Ottawa as our destination. We pull in to the KOA in Renfrew right at dusk. The site is a pull through, no need to unhitch. The site is next to cabins and pine trees, though all the trailers are packed close together.
We had expected private campgrounds to be empty this time of the year but it is full with huge trailers that appear to be there for the season; they have gardens and gazebos. Only a few spots are open for travelers. We settle in, prepare dinner and relax for the evening. Thus ends our first day of towing.
