After lunch, we spent the afternoon at the Granby Zoo. It was Annabel's first in person view of megafauna and she was enraptured. The zoo was larger and more encompassing than expected but we did not take advantage of the attached waterpark (why does everything have a waterpark now? they'll be putting them in grocery stores soon!)
In true road-trip fashion, we didn't plan for our overnight accommodations, so we turned the car towards Montréal and after picking up provisions, we found a lovely site in Rougemont. After dinner, we spent the night floating in the pool (with hair tied up) and snoozed in the tent with Annabel playing tent-pong for the night.
Annabel announced that she was awake at 5:00, so we had plenty of time to eat breakfast and pack before heading west to Montréal. We planned to see more animals at the Biodome and despite some tricksy parking signage, we managed to be one of the first groups in. Walking through the different biospheres made us glad that we dressed in layers and Annabel seemed most interested in the underwater creatures (particularly otters and penguins). By the time we headed out, the Biodome was starting to get quite busy with summer camps. We bid Montréal adieu and crossed the Jaques Cartier bridge towards home.
I managed to sneak in one more stop for Tim Horton's doughnuts and we made our obligatory stop at the Fritz-Kaiser fromagerie for Annabel's premier visit. She was not disappointed and managed to stay awake for the long drive down the Alburg tongue and through the Champlain Islands.
T'was a short trip, but I think we have a great new road-trip buddy!
