Distance: 108.6
Time: 4:41
Elevation: 369
Bathrooms: 7
Weather: Overcast in the morning then sun 18-38C
Flats: 0
Up early and ready to leave. I spent an hour yesterday copying the route to Garmin Connect...so shared that with Nancy and Dave. I must say...it was nice to have our garmin tell us where to go as there were tons of turns.
Weather was overcast and then as the day progress the sun did come out. We started out with a 10 k on the Ontario side of the river and then we crossed over the bridge into Quebec.
Greg was able to get off the road so we have a picture with him at the Quebec sign...that Nancy almost missed. We had to call her back.
After the picture...Dave had to do a Gas Station stop so I headed out and the bike route was great. Started off on a back road...and there was about 5 km of dirt and then great roads with designated bike path or a total bike path. I think 60 % of todays ride was on a great bike path...that had tons of bikers on it.
So our route took us down the river to Oka...and then east. It was such a nice ride today I was 35 km in before I realized it and I try to stop every 20 km just for a drink. I found a little town to stop at about 40 km. As you can see the water is very brown from all the rain that there has been in the past couple of days.
Nancy and Dave stopped for lunch in Oka and then again a coffee break in another little town. I motored on and stopped for a drink along the way and spoke in my best french/spanish. I was doing so well until the end...when the spanish came out. I have been having conversations with myself trying to remember my 4.5 years of French from high school. We will see how I do in the upcoming weeks. Reading roadsigns along the way really helps. (sure)
Past Oka we were on a designated bike path which was great. I don't think I had a truck go by me at all today. What a treat!! A very relaxing day on the bike for sure.
Arrived at camp and it is very full as there is a two week holiday for construction in Quebec so I think everyone is out camping. Greg and I had a nice afternoon relaxing.
Nancy and Dave were on dinner duty and it was good and a little wine makes everything great!
I drew up the route on Garmin for the next two days. It sure makes it nice not to have to keep looking at a map or list of turns. We did have all the routes done last winter, but we have changed up our plans which means the old routes don't work.
Anyway another amazing day on the road. Loving Life!
Heidi
Time: 4:41
Elevation: 369
Bathrooms: 7
Weather: Overcast in the morning then sun 18-38C
Flats: 0
Up early and ready to leave. I spent an hour yesterday copying the route to Garmin Connect...so shared that with Nancy and Dave. I must say...it was nice to have our garmin tell us where to go as there were tons of turns.
Weather was overcast and then as the day progress the sun did come out. We started out with a 10 k on the Ontario side of the river and then we crossed over the bridge into Quebec.
Greg was able to get off the road so we have a picture with him at the Quebec sign...that Nancy almost missed. We had to call her back.
After the picture...Dave had to do a Gas Station stop so I headed out and the bike route was great. Started off on a back road...and there was about 5 km of dirt and then great roads with designated bike path or a total bike path. I think 60 % of todays ride was on a great bike path...that had tons of bikers on it.
So our route took us down the river to Oka...and then east. It was such a nice ride today I was 35 km in before I realized it and I try to stop every 20 km just for a drink. I found a little town to stop at about 40 km. As you can see the water is very brown from all the rain that there has been in the past couple of days.
Nancy and Dave stopped for lunch in Oka and then again a coffee break in another little town. I motored on and stopped for a drink along the way and spoke in my best french/spanish. I was doing so well until the end...when the spanish came out. I have been having conversations with myself trying to remember my 4.5 years of French from high school. We will see how I do in the upcoming weeks. Reading roadsigns along the way really helps. (sure)
Past Oka we were on a designated bike path which was great. I don't think I had a truck go by me at all today. What a treat!! A very relaxing day on the bike for sure.
Arrived at camp and it is very full as there is a two week holiday for construction in Quebec so I think everyone is out camping. Greg and I had a nice afternoon relaxing.
Nancy and Dave were on dinner duty and it was good and a little wine makes everything great!
I drew up the route on Garmin for the next two days. It sure makes it nice not to have to keep looking at a map or list of turns. We did have all the routes done last winter, but we have changed up our plans which means the old routes don't work.
Anyway another amazing day on the road. Loving Life!
Heidi