Day 48, Friday, August 18/06
Riviere du Loup to Mt. Joli, 148.94 km.
What a night! We stayed at the Riviere du Loup Cegep. Went to bed and it was lights out at 9:30. Woke up at 1:30 to loud snoring, coming from all over the room....and it was very hot in the gym. I went up to the bathroom hoping to find a spot where I could drag my air mattress and sleep. It was hot up there too; and I figured I would be too noisy getting my gear out, so I found my ear plugs and jammed them in. Managed to doze off and on. I went to the washroom again at 4:30 and saw Bob sitting behind a desk numbering his photos and doing his journal...he said he had been up since 4! He did come back later for a little snooze before wake up at 5:30.
We packed up and again went to the convent for breakfast. Had crepes with raspberry jam, eggs, hash browns and orange juice. I have a sore throat and can feel a cold a coming. Found the echinechea and mouthwash this morning...hopefully I can keep it under control.
Bill Absolum did the devotion this morning and it was about "judging others" and he read a passage from scripture regarding and then relayed a little story pertinent . We were on the road at 8:30 with sunshine and again a west wind. There were some good hills and I managed to get ahead of many riders and cycled by myself until Bob came along. We stopped at the mandatory rest break. I was feeling feverish, sucking Halls to relieve sore throat. The lack of sleep and the effect of being together as a group for over 48 days...the different temperaments etc...well, shall I just say that things aren't always rosey! Sometimes we just need our own space without being rushed. Anyhow as we were leaving the rest stop I did mention to Bob that being this close to home is awfully tempting !!
Then after we had cycled about 10 km, we came to a spray painted spot that had been written in french that had a cross and mention of The Canadian Bible Society and 100 years celebration cycling tour. I hollered to Bob to read the greeting and then I saw next a big heart with "allez Jill, NB" and up further was "allez Bob, NB"... man what a feelng to see such a greeting, especially as I was feeling down. It really lifted me and of course I bawled. Amazing how this just appeared at the right time. I figured Chris and Claudine must have had a hand at this, so when I got to lunch at Le Bic I called their place and spoke to Claudine who confirmed the message was from them!! It was lovely to chat with her. They painted the message during their vacation assuming we would travel that road... she was excited that we we saw it!! The drive again today was through the most scenic and most beautiful countryside. I highly recommend travel on #132.
We are now in Mt. Joli at a mission church, awaiting supper. It is now 7:15. This church building is small. I wonder where we will sleep!!??
What a night! We stayed at the Riviere du Loup Cegep. Went to bed and it was lights out at 9:30. Woke up at 1:30 to loud snoring, coming from all over the room....and it was very hot in the gym. I went up to the bathroom hoping to find a spot where I could drag my air mattress and sleep. It was hot up there too; and I figured I would be too noisy getting my gear out, so I found my ear plugs and jammed them in. Managed to doze off and on. I went to the washroom again at 4:30 and saw Bob sitting behind a desk numbering his photos and doing his journal...he said he had been up since 4! He did come back later for a little snooze before wake up at 5:30.
We packed up and again went to the convent for breakfast. Had crepes with raspberry jam, eggs, hash browns and orange juice. I have a sore throat and can feel a cold a coming. Found the echinechea and mouthwash this morning...hopefully I can keep it under control.
Bill Absolum did the devotion this morning and it was about "judging others" and he read a passage from scripture regarding and then relayed a little story pertinent . We were on the road at 8:30 with sunshine and again a west wind. There were some good hills and I managed to get ahead of many riders and cycled by myself until Bob came along. We stopped at the mandatory rest break. I was feeling feverish, sucking Halls to relieve sore throat. The lack of sleep and the effect of being together as a group for over 48 days...the different temperaments etc...well, shall I just say that things aren't always rosey! Sometimes we just need our own space without being rushed. Anyhow as we were leaving the rest stop I did mention to Bob that being this close to home is awfully tempting !!
Then after we had cycled about 10 km, we came to a spray painted spot that had been written in french that had a cross and mention of The Canadian Bible Society and 100 years celebration cycling tour. I hollered to Bob to read the greeting and then I saw next a big heart with "allez Jill, NB" and up further was "allez Bob, NB"... man what a feelng to see such a greeting, especially as I was feeling down. It really lifted me and of course I bawled. Amazing how this just appeared at the right time. I figured Chris and Claudine must have had a hand at this, so when I got to lunch at Le Bic I called their place and spoke to Claudine who confirmed the message was from them!! It was lovely to chat with her. They painted the message during their vacation assuming we would travel that road... she was excited that we we saw it!! The drive again today was through the most scenic and most beautiful countryside. I highly recommend travel on #132.
We are now in Mt. Joli at a mission church, awaiting supper. It is now 7:15. This church building is small. I wonder where we will sleep!!??
posted by Unknown at 9:41 PM
1 Comments:
You're a quilter, not a quitter Jill! It will be hard being so close to home, but you have to come over to PEI!!! I opened up Saturday's paper and there was a big write up on the 'Bike for Bibles Ride coming to the Island'. I was at my niece's wedding in Fredericton Friday and met Kay & Terry and she saw one of my posts on your blog, we've known each other a long time and neither of us realized we had a mutual aquaintance.. YOU! ha! small world. Hope you get some sleep tonight.
Dianne Haley
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