Friday we decided that we just couldn't bear the heat anymore, so we checked out of the dorms in Montreal and booked a hotel in St.-Jean-Port-Joli with air conditioning. It was a good decision, because that morning I broke out in a heat rash and my arms and legs were covered in pink welts.
On the way to St.-Jean-Port-Joli, we stopped in Quebec City. The rain was pouring and there was construction and all the traffic lights were out, so it took us 40 minutes to enter the city. When we finally got parked and the rain let up and I staggered with my heat-afflicted body to the doors of the nearest cathedral, a young child walked out the doors of the cathedral, looked me up and down, and assaulted me with silly string! Sprayed it all over my face. That was, quite understandably I think, the moment when I turned to Steve and said, "I don't like your country."
We are now in Nova Scotia, my heat rash has disappeared, and I find the locals much friendlier than that cathedral punk kid, and the scenery is beautiful, so we're allowed to stay in Canada for the next six weeks.
I don't know about these mosquitoes, though.
6 comments:
That silly string incident was quite rude. I must be wary if I ever get to visit that part of Canada.
I'm sorry for your misfortune, however I laughed quite a lot when reading about the silly string punk!
heatwave, silly string, pouring rain, construction delays, mosquitos .... chiggers? (I'm hypervigilant about chiggers, and I just want to know if your woe is complete.) --MarmDad
I have a comment about that kid but it wouldn't be politically correct... I am sure Steve will fill in my blanks.
oh my gosh that made me laugh. Perfect thing to say, after.
Yes, the silly string incident was funny shortly after it took place. Steve says he's never seen me give such a hateful look to anyone as I did to that kid.
MarmotDad--I don't think there are chiggers. I hope.
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