Longest day of the trip - fortunately with a cloudy morning and strong tailwind in the afternoon. Traded the Sinclairs for the glasgows in Quebec city, and after croissants and coffee, set off on the 8am ferry across the river to levis, Quebec's poor cousin. Nice ride along a shady bike trail, before getting back on 132 - river is back on the left after a short hiatus on the right in Quebec. Like the day before, it's mostly visible from the bluff. Tried to find a place to swim, but river looks muddy and uninviting. Signs are starting to refer to it as "the sea" and at some point it started have blue patches - perhaps from the tides? Another mystery to wonder about, and ponder. Mountains also starting to appear, especially across the river - we know what's coming. Nice stop at lunch for crepes in montmagny and the clouds dissipated and the temps rose. Found a really nice bike shop in l'islet, across from Le Massif. Then back on the road and the wind picked up. I don't think we'd have made it if the wind reversed. A couple of stops for drinks, then the last 5 miles on dirt path along the water. La Pocatois much larger than expected, but a big hill into town means we picked the attached Mike's restaurant for dinner. Jason ate lettuce. 76 miles.
Longest day of the trip - fortunately with a cloudy morning and strong tailwind in the afternoon. Traded the Sinclairs for the glasgows in Quebec city, and after croissants and coffee, set off on the 8am ferry across the river to levis, Quebec's poor cousin. Nice ride along a shady bike trail, before getting back on 132 - river is back on the left after a short hiatus on the right in Quebec. Like the day before, it's mostly visible from the bluff. Tried to find a place to swim, but river looks muddy and uninviting. Signs are starting to refer to it as "the sea" and at some point it started have blue patches - perhaps from the tides? Another mystery to wonder about, and ponder. Mountains also starting to appear, especially across the river - we know what's coming. Nice stop at lunch for crepes in montmagny and the clouds dissipated and the temps rose. Found a really nice bike shop in l'islet, across from Le Massif. Then back on the road and the wind picked up. I don't think we'd have made it if the wind reversed. A couple of stops for drinks, then the last 5 miles on dirt path along the water. La Pocatois much larger than expected, but a big hill into town means we picked the attached Mike's restaurant for dinner. Jason ate lettuce. 76 miles.
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