Our time in the north

After giving up our apartment of two years, and the last thing we could call home for the next few weeks, Julie and I headed up to Kapuskasing to visit with her parents before we left for Europe. Luckily for us our friend Ryan, my parents, my aunt Carole and her friend Pat helped us move out on this momentous day. It was a very long month for Julie and I, as trying to get our lives closed off in Canada while we were still using them was a bit of a juggling act and I'm sure there are some things that were missed. Although, Julie tells me otherwise. After we arrived in Kapuskasing around 4pm on June 30th, we unloaded the rig and returned it. Thanks Rachel and Gerald. It's a four hour drive to Evain, which is located in Northern Quebec, and you would be surprised at how much you can see on such a short trip (Yes short, Kapuskasing is a 10 hour drive from Burlington). Julie was sleeping and missed most of the things we saw on the way up so you'll just have to take my word for it. We saw bears, an owl flying next to the van with mouse in it's beak, rabbits and a fox. We were in Evain to visit with Julie's godfather, Serge and also her aunt Lucie and cousin Joannie: They are great hosts, serving up an amazing dinner and great breakfast. The view from their house is amazing. A lake, small field and mountains are the backdrop.

The next day we drove off to La Sarre, another northern Quebec town, to visit Julie's aunt Celine for lunch. She had a new dog, a doberman pincher. They look really funny without their ears fixed.

We spent the remainder of our 2 weeks in Kapuskasing with Julie's parents and her relatives. We even had a chance to go fishing with her familly. On July 14th we said our goodbyes to Kapuskasing and Julie's relatives before heading off to North Bay.