SNM Tour Day #49
Headed out of L'Ile Bizard (past the home of Guy Lafleur and a lot more massive stone castles a la Hudson, maybe even more palatial if this is possible) in the dark to pick up one and drop off another and move further into the coeur of Quebec. But first let me say thanks again to Marc and Liliane for their hospitality and for a wonderful evening of funny and heart breaking stories and very, very good Indian food in Ste. Anne de Bellevue, a funky waterfront district of the island. It was a pleasure to get to know them both and we wish them well especially in the weeks and months ahead.
Goodbye to Gabrielle who spent the last few days with us and thanks for everything. She started out with us and has seen the progress of the tour from the true inside and she was ready to pull her hair out (as well as disown us both) on the first leg and probably only a little less so on this part of the tour - it is a very intense experience to travel 30 kms on a highway for hours on end, eat, drink and sleep in close quarters for days on end - just ask anyone who has done it with us. Better yet, don't ask them unless you have plenty of time to do a little informal counseling to manage the inevitable melt down that they will have in front of you.
Hello to Sean - a "real cyclist" who joined us today for the ride. Sean moved from Calgary to work in Montreal some 7 months ago and it was great spending time on the bike with him catching up on how both our lives keep evolving. With the sun shining the entire day, and a nice little tail wind, we made exceptionally good time. This was even further enhanced when we met a group of 3 cyclists going from Montreal to Quebec City for Breast Cancer. The pack effect and their need to keep a good brisk pace to get in this kind of mileage kept us moving with minimal breaks, getting in just over 160 km in what seemed like no time at all.
We traversed a lot of beautiful rural Quebec farmland and passed through quite a few little towns. Many "garage/yard sales" just off the side of the road, antique shops and scads and scads of motorcycles everywhere. Much of the trip was next to water, and all of it was very pleasant - the way I envisioned a late summer day would be like on this tour. I think everyone realized there may not be too many nice weekends left so got outside and enjoyed the sun.
Tour Day Sponsor - Robert Hobbs. Thanks so much again for your support
Random quotes of the day
Sweat silently. Let's have no squawking about a little expenditure of energy
Martin H Fischer
Smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics
Unknown
Art is the struggle to understand
Audrey Foris
Life is not accountable to us. We are accountable to life.
Denis Waitley
Off to Quebec City tomorrow to enjoy a little history and more of what this province has to offer.
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