Our preference when going anywhere is to do so in relative calm which in this instance means avoiding signs such as those announcing Montréal Centre-Ville.  This metaphor translated to driving along the southern boundary of the St. Lawrence River to escape modern urbanity.

Once again today – as we progress towards our eastern frontier – we thought to amuse ourselves at anything charging station. This time we discovered Google Maps on our car GPS had a title “Charging Stations “. Upon pressing that button a list of charging stations (with distance and address) showed  from which to choose.  We chose a Petro-Canada. The first challenge upon plugging in was that my Petro-Canada app which I used formerly for fuel doesn’t work for EVs. We ended merely tapping a credit card onto a payment terminal and that activated everything. There were 2 choices of pump, each with different symbols and Kw (350 and 100). We chose the muti-indents symbol (presumably for fast charging as opposed to the other limited indents for 240v only.  It was fast.  After our own “pit stop “ and having lingered in the car for about 40 we were fully charged and then back en route.

Afterwards we experimented further with the Google Maps search symbol (lightening rod) which very conveniently produced a seemingly endless list of charging stations of various names and quality.

We are puzzled that the OnStar rep yesterday hadn’t mentioned this feature to us rather than having directed us to a place that was miles away in the wrong direction and inaccessible. They too seem to be on a similar learning curve.

Again today our concerns were assuaged at the hotel. Dedicated charging station (for the entire night). Convenient restaurant immediately across the street (being in Rome, I forced myself to order tarte au sucre with my espresso). And a spa with an outdoor heated pool. Bath robes.  And a bench for the shower.