"Nous vivons ensemble, Nous nous connaissons maintenent." (Gordon Lightfoot) This is a tribute to all the Fracophones whose language I murder on a regular basis. Another part of a song that came to mind today was "Moody river your muddy water took my baby's life." (Pat Boone) because I saw a sail boat that had escaped from its mooring and was being bashed on rocks.
It seems that we did the right thing by staying in a hotel with a few extras. This allowed us to eat a leisurely breakfast while we waited for the rain to stop. Fortunately the bulk of the rain came down overnight, which interfered with us the least. Last night's rain added on to the previous wet weather resulted in many water logged fields. The water on the land in this area is impressive and must be depressing to the farmers. We rode through an area in which the land was soaked and the road still had a bunch of corn stalks lining the shoulder where they had washed up when the floods occurred.
We weren't sure how far we would be able to ride today but as the day evolved we found that we could get to Quebec City. As soon as we made that decision I booked a room at the Econolodge by the airport. It's a good thing that we booked ahead because this hotel is full tonight. Once we were in Quebec, we rode for about a day and half on 148 then rode a half day on 158 after which we switched to 138. We'll stay on 138 to Saint Simeon where we catch the ferry to Riviere du Loup. While I had a general idea of the location of the hotels in Quebec City, I was pleasantly surprised to find that our hotel is right on 138. Furthermore the traffic on our arrival was light making it easier and safer to access the hotel. The restaurant closest to the hotel was a buffet so we made good use of the unlimited access to food tonight. With the daily bike ride I am eating a lot and am still loosing weight.
Distance today was 184 km made possible by tailwind, overcast skies and comfortable bicycling temperatures.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment