Rallying in Rigaud

SNM Tour Day #46
A LANDMARK DAY!

A vey different, extremely pleasant day on the road today.  Started my run along Rideau Canal to a very orange cloudy sunrise, past the Parliament, then onto Sussex Drive and through Rockcliffe Park and essentially on, out of the city along a bike path.  Thereafter cycled almost exclusively on bike paths, through residential streets or on smaller roads almost the entire day apart from approx 5 kms on the actual Trans Canada Hwy. The day was never really warm, but the sun shone for most of the morning so it was quite pleasant overall.  The small campsite outside of Rigaud seemed about right for a total distance of 140 kms or so and finished the day just after noon. 

Thanks again to Patrick and Ryan for being such gracious hosts and helping us out with directions and rides and desperate phone calls etc etc. - thanks!

As part of my run, I did go along Sussex Drive and I did indeed run right past 24 Sussex Dr.  Did I see the PM, did I get a chance to talk with him as he drove with his children to school and shook their hands to support the start of their day?? Well....... I did indeed talk to Stephen at length today.  (Unfortunately he wasn't there to hear me, and the security around his residence wasn't too keen to engage me in dialogue either).  Oh well, one sided conversation may be better than no conversation at all, so I certainly felt better after venting.

So the "event" of prominence today is that we have completed another province. Just a few kms shy of 5,000 total, we have now passed through 5 provinces and have entered Quebec, approx 2/3 of the total distance (running/cycling) that is planned!! (where did the time go - it's the middle of September already and we will be in St John's Nfld in just over a month. 

Given the completion of half of the provinces - it's time for a little picture quiz. Below are seven photos (taken on my iphone) - one of which was taken in each of the 5 provinces we have traversed.  Match the province with the photo - the first one with the correct answer wins - and we have an AMAZING prize for the winner. Watch out, there may be a few tricks (but overall pretty easy, I think) - see how good you are at Canadiana trivia pix.


As you see there are seven pictures - so 2 provinces have 2 photos (to make it at least a little more challenging)

For answer, please use
BC = #1
AB = #2
SK = #3
MB = #4
ON = #5

                                                  Photo A

Photo B

Photo C

                                           
                                               
                                                  Photo D

Photo E

                                              

                                                  Photo F

Photo G

Tour Day Sponsor is Boehringer Ingelheim - thanks again for your encouragement and support.

Random quotes of the Day

Children need role models more than they need critics
Joubert Joseph

I speak truth, not so much as I would, but as much as I dare; and I dare a little more, as I grow older.
Michel de Montaigne

Happy Anniversary to Yvette and Emmanuel -may you have many, many more happy years together!!

Over the next few days I will be running and cycling in French - wish me luck, oooops, I meant to say wish me "Bonne Chance".