We continued on Highway 2 east out of Gananoque and for the most part were able to follow along the St. Lawrence River. Absolutlely stunning in the glorious sunshine. Through wee towns and villages; so much history here it can be overwhelming as you travel through these small places. We did stop once along the river to have a bite of lunch, just west of Morrisburg, and right on the river.
We stopped a bit earlier in Prescott and fueled the bus..cheapest price we had seen at 92.9 litre (we had checked Flying J prices on the internet and they were next best at 93.9). This was a very large fuel stop and we put on over 600 litres!! So we are now good for another 1600 Km or so, depending on how many big hills we have to pull.
We saw some for sale signs, for properites that were at least 2-3 acres in size with a nice home on the river ...asking price $129,500!!! How's that for reasonable waterfront property.
Just after we got through Morrisburg, Dale's seat started making a lot of noise, over and beyond the in house air conditioning being on. Turned everything off and the sound of escaping air grew much louder!!! We pulled over and Dale tried to locate the source; we figured it was coming out from under the driver's seat, but we couldn't locate it right away.
So, quickly off Hwy 2 and back on the 401 Freeway and we gumbooted it to Cornwall and the Flying J off exit 789. It was an air leak under the seat; Dale talked to Wayne E. and found out how to remove the seat to get at the mechanics of it underneath.
(At this time brother Tom called on Skype so turned the camera onto the road so he could see where we were travelling; may do that with others that have Skype to show what vistas we are enjoying Couldn't really talk over the noise of the escaaping air so a short "skype" visit.)
Unfortunately, neither one of us has the bendable body to get into these small areas, but we did locate the leak. Dale was able to clamp off the air from the outside, enough so we were able to get further down the road (3 km) to a truck repair facility. They were able to accomodate us right away and the necessary repairs were done..not cheaply, but done!
Now it was after 4:00 p.m., so decided to stay in Cornwall for the night. We were able to park at the truck repair place so just a matter of getting the bus out of the repair bay and backed into their yard. Quiet too so we should be able to get a decent nights sleep.
After a wee snack to tide us over, we went out for a drive. Went west down Hwy 2 to Lake Sault Parkway. This is a drive over/through approx 10 islands and is quite spectacular. The major attractions were closed so decided to drive around/through Cornwall, up and down streets just to see the city and sights before it got dark. Then found a Japanese/Thai restaurant so stopped and enjoyed a bowl of soup and an appetizer before deciding it was time to get back to the bus since it was now definitely "dark"!
Now having a quiet time, a little TV, a little Lexulous, some reading. Tomorrow our drive might last more than one hour as we are going to head to Quebec City....let's hope we don't get lost in Quebec since our knowledge of French is relgated to cereal boxes!!!
Will keep you posted...till next time....
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