Day 47, Thursday, August 17, 2006
Quebec City to Riviere du Loup 190 km.
We were back from Quebec City last night before 8 and took time to pack things up in prepration for the long day ahead. We were up at 4:30, had a great breakfast and were bussed around the city to Levis on the other side. The original plan was to take the ferry but soon realized that 60 cyclists would interfere with the morning commuters crossing over hence the bus. We didn't lose any cycling mileage as we did start where we intended. The day was great for cycling. Another sunny day, but not overly hot.
We used route #132 and what a magnificant ride and day it was!! The scenery just wonderful as we followed the St. Lawrence all along and the hills outlined on the other side as backdrop. We got into fields on one side with the water and then a ridge of low mountain like hils on the other. I regret that all of our travels on this stretch prior have been on the Trans Canada # 20 and boy do you ever miss out on spectacular scenery.
We passed many cyclists going in the opposite direction...old, young, male, female, helmets, no helmets and smokers. The day was long as Bob had two flats; Betty had one;..and today was her birthday! There were an unusual amount of flat tires today. I also seemed to be hungry most of the day and ate constantly while cycling. We arrived in Riviere du Loup around 5. We are staying at a school and are encamped in the gym. We ate a great dinner in a cafeteria in a convent. I am exhausted tonight. Got a burn on my arms...must be the effects of the salt air? Going to brush teeth and go to bed. Tomorrow is a 5 am wakening.
We were back from Quebec City last night before 8 and took time to pack things up in prepration for the long day ahead. We were up at 4:30, had a great breakfast and were bussed around the city to Levis on the other side. The original plan was to take the ferry but soon realized that 60 cyclists would interfere with the morning commuters crossing over hence the bus. We didn't lose any cycling mileage as we did start where we intended. The day was great for cycling. Another sunny day, but not overly hot.
We used route #132 and what a magnificant ride and day it was!! The scenery just wonderful as we followed the St. Lawrence all along and the hills outlined on the other side as backdrop. We got into fields on one side with the water and then a ridge of low mountain like hils on the other. I regret that all of our travels on this stretch prior have been on the Trans Canada # 20 and boy do you ever miss out on spectacular scenery.
We passed many cyclists going in the opposite direction...old, young, male, female, helmets, no helmets and smokers. The day was long as Bob had two flats; Betty had one;..and today was her birthday! There were an unusual amount of flat tires today. I also seemed to be hungry most of the day and ate constantly while cycling. We arrived in Riviere du Loup around 5. We are staying at a school and are encamped in the gym. We ate a great dinner in a cafeteria in a convent. I am exhausted tonight. Got a burn on my arms...must be the effects of the salt air? Going to brush teeth and go to bed. Tomorrow is a 5 am wakening.
posted by Unknown at 11:15 PM
1 Comments:
Hi Bob and Jill,
I have been reading of your daily adventures for a couple of weeks now and like many others I have really enjoyed your newsy writings and humourous descriptions of events. Wow! What a trip. Julia had told me of your adventure. It has been many years since we have seen each other. I don't know if the last time was when she and I visited you at your cottage and we stayed in a tent (1976?) or if it was some years later in Vancouver when Greg and Julia lived there. Keep up the fantastic work and ride safe. You guys will be able to dine out on this for years. Maybe someday I will get to hear all about it. Best regards from Nancy (Julia's cousin in Regina).
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