2024 Bigger Truck across Canada day 11

THis one will be brief - we decided today would be a full travel day, and set a goal to make it to Montreal. This was a bit ambitious, as we have done more kilomters in a day before, but usually on straight, flat sections like Chicago to Denver, etc. Today we'll be tackling the hills and mountains of New Brunswick and eastern Quebec.

First we had to make it across the Confederation Bridge one more time. The toll is only collected as you exit PEI, and it is $50 Canadian. Once we paid that, we ran into construction in the center of the bridge. It was a bit nerve wracking driving a big sail in the winds on the bridge, so stopping wasn't very high on our list of things to do.

We started the day at a half tank of gas, and with all the hills/mountains, our mileage was pretty brutal, somewhere in the 8mpg range compared to the typical 9.5 or even 10 on major highways. That prompted 3 separate pay at the pump transactions at our gas stop, and even with those (each $100 Canadian!) we still weren't 100% full.

The further north and east we are, the more expensive fuel has been. For reference, this stop worked out to be roughly $4.70/gal US. These guys had the right idea for travel mode up here.

The best summation of today - 13+ hours and 1193km of this.

We achieved our goal, rolling into the very same Montreal KOA South as the outbound trip, right around 8pm. For these 1 night pull through sites, we've gotten to the point where we can get leveled, hooked up to power/water, & slides out in under 5 minutes, so there isn't much to it. We were pretty beat, so we ended up calling it a day and shutting it down.

Tomorrow, another big travel day with the goal of reaching home sometime weds.

Cheers!