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Montreal, from lockdown to summer
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April – July 2020

Montreal, from lockdown to summer

A spring that never comes, the hunt for a car, parks as the only bars, a dress rehearsal in the Thousand Islands and Moving Day.

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The journey, day by day

18 days told
May 18, 2020The spring that never cameMay 23, 2020The spring that never cameMay 27, 2020A white ElantraMay 28, 2020A white ElantraMay 29, 2020A white ElantraJune 4, 2020A white ElantraJune 10, 2020A white ElantraJune 12, 2020A white ElantraJune 13, 2020A white ElantraJune 14, 2020From the P'tit Train du Nord to the Rawdon fallsJune 20, 2020From the P'tit Train du Nord to the Rawdon fallsJune 21, 2020The Thousand Islands, a dress rehearsalJune 22, 2020The Thousand Islands, a dress rehearsalJune 23, 2020The Thousand Islands, a dress rehearsalJune 24, 2020The Thousand Islands, a dress rehearsalJuly 1, 2020Moving DayJuly 2, 2020Moving DayJuly 6, 2020Moving Day
May 2020June 2020July 2020

Each dot is a day we wrote about: click to read it.

The route

Stories from this journey

  1. May 2020
  2. The spring that never came
    May 23, 2020
    Stage 1 of 5

    The spring that never came

    Winter is well and truly over and, contrary to popular belief, it wasn't harsh. The cold is easy to bear; you just need to be wrapped up. Most of the…

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  3. June 2020
  4. A white Elantra
    June 13, 2020
    Stage 2 of 5

    A white Elantra

    Today we have an appointment at a garage to have the car we decided to buy last week inspected. Except we no longer have a car to inspect: the seller…

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  5. From the P'tit Train du Nord to the Rawdon falls
    June 20, 2020
    Stage 3 of 5

    From the P'tit Train du Nord to the Rawdon falls

    As soon as the sun shows its rays, we use the car to get away from Montreal. After an hour's drive we park in the dirt car park of the…

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  6. The Thousand Islands, a dress rehearsal
    June 24, 2020
    Stage 4 of 5

    The Thousand Islands, a dress rehearsal

    Before a long road trip in a new country, we have a habit: do a short one first. It shows what works and what needs fixing. In Australia, two weeks…

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  7. July 2020
  8. July 6, 2020
    Stage 5 of 5

    Moving Day

    1 July is Canada Day. But in Quebec it's also the scene of a local oddity with a nickname of its own: Moving Day. Most leases run from 1 July…

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  9. The end Canadian summer: Ontario and the Rockies The next journey Canadian summer: Ontario and the Rockies July – September 2020 Keep going