Technology Failure

Visited the Museum of Civilization this morning. All I can really say is wow… if you’re in Ottawa this is a must see. The museum is very large and a has a lot to offer. Expect to spend at least 4-5 hours learning and appreciating what man was, is, and where he came from. By the fourth level, yes four levels of information I a was pretty worn out and starting to have a bit of mental overload.

The plan was to head for Montreal after the museum, along the road we picked out a nice Campsite to head for. It was only to be a couple hour drive. Well, things did not go as planned. Heading into a city the size of Montreal and never having been there before I should have known better, I should have pulled over, studied the maps and been prepared for the merging of several multiple lane highways and the traffic galore. Instead I was depending on modern technology … technology failed us … big time, with two GPS units and a map you would think we would never get lost, HA! The GPS and mapping software led us to the middle of some farmers field 45 minutes out of Montreal. It was now getting dark, and speaking very little French frustration was starting to kick in. So being the tech-head I am I decide to abandon the one GPS and rely on the one that so far has lead us to where we wanted to go, even though it has multiple times lead us though the seedy parts of cities. It got us where I wanted but what I wanted was a campsite, this was not to be found. Ok, plan B starts to kick in, “GPS: find me a motel stat!” It tells us there is one only a short 2km away from here, where-ever here is I have no idea. Lost? Oh yea, in a strange suburb some five thousand kilometers from home and there is a small language bearer as well. (I can count to ten and say about ten more words in French) We pull into the driveway, and think this is gonna be expensive they are private cabins. Turns out the prices were very reasonable, the host was fantastic and spoke more English that I can speak French. This little private cabin gives us separate bedrooms, and common area with a couch, tv, fridge and microwave. And after letting the GPS tell me where I am (yes I trusted it enough to do at least this for tonight) We are only about 35 minutes from the Monteal downtown core, a place we want to visit tomorrow.