Twilight: The saga continues

I don't think it's possible to witness this kind of weather on the west coast. Pretty sure neither one of us has seen anything like it before now. 

Our final morning in Montreal we awoke to sun and heat (and humidity!) but at least there was no rain! And so began the Tetris game that was loading the truck. Everything went without a hitch but sure enough, in true Montreal summer weather fashion, the sky became dark and the rain started to pour. Mike and I ran for the tarp. We didn't even have time to secure it but simply had to stand each on our side holding it out over the truck and our own heads as the water ran down our arms and into our shirts. Sure enough, fifteen minutes later the storm was over. We were soaked but our boxes were dry! 

This cycle continued throughout the day; sun, thunder + lightning, sun again, all the way to Mattawa where we camped with the mosquitoes for the night. 

Minutes before Michael said "I wish we had some rain to test out the tarp..." Famous last words.

Rain. 

To the left: sunshine. To the right: thunderstorms.

Our lovely tarp has not fared well so far. At this rate we'll need a new one for each province we cross. Luckily we brought a spare that we plan on using to reinforce the current one. 

While driving through Sault Ste. Marie yesterday, our tarp tore to shreds, we stopped to implement plan B. The spare went up and over and we sealed everything off with palette wrap. Turns out this is the way to go! 

Our final stop was Montreal River where we stayed at the Twilight Resort in a relatively bug-free cabin for the night.

Sadly, we left our beer in the fridge upon leaving and only realized it halfway to Thunder Bay. The next person is going to think this resort is all-inclusive!