Goodbye Quebec

   Thanks for the beautiful change of scenery, Quebec; we had a great time. The city was beautiful, people were very friendly and there were no waiting times for great restaurants inside the city walls. We got lucky with the weather (daily highs in the 20's) but I think we could have handled it for a few days if it were colder.

   It was easy to see there was full employment for snow plow drivers in Quebec, and they were really good at their jobs. A car wash business wouldn't work in winter though, a clean car would never make it to the end of the block before the road salt and snow covered it again. There's no need to even think about washing your car until Easter.

   The winter carnival was a good reason to come up for a visit when we did; we're sorry we missed the weekend events like the night parades, sled races and the downtown building illumination shows. But when a couple of pee wee hockey teams with parents and equipment arrived in our hotel lobby for check in on Friday we could understand why it was hard for us to find last minute hotel rooms for the weekend.

   We left Friday morning during another gentle snowfall with temperatures in the 20's. When we landed in Phily at 2:00 it was sunny and 50 degrees and it felt almost like a heat wave. With a good look at the Quebec airport on Friday I could see why we flew in on a small jet, every plane in the airport was smaller sized, even the military ones.

   Thanks again for following along, hope you liked the pictures. It's good to be back home, and next week's cold spell will seem like nothing at all.