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Quebec City. 9/2/23. We took the day to put on 7.5 mikes walking the streets (up and down) in Quebec City. We are lucky enough to be staying in an apartment in the terre-haute (top) village area of the city. We walked down Rue St Jean to find coffee and croissant. Then strolled into theContinue reading “Day 16. Exploring QC.”

Lyster to Quebec City 9/1/23. 51mi. AIS: 4:52. 10.4 mph. Elev. 941 Our Hosts Marietta and Irenee have been hosting cyclists since 2014. They are retired dairy farmers. Sold the cows and land to neighbors. They’ve cycled the US from west to east and Mexico to their home, cycled Europe too! I’m guessing they areContinue reading “Day 15. Heading into Quebec City.”

Danville to (5km outside of) Lyster, Quebec. Mariette and Irenee’s place. 8/31/23. 60 mi. AIS: 6:03. 9.9mph. Elev. 843 So much happened today. Where to start?! Our bed n breakfast had a great continental breakfast for us at 7am. On the road early… needed to get 60 miles. Compared to yesterday it was a beautifulContinue reading “Day 14. Where are we going to stay???”

Pura Vida Lodge to Danville, Quebec 8/30/23. (3 hrs of sitting it out in Tim Hortons’s. 9am -12 noon) 29 miles. AIS: 2:57 9.8 mph. Elev. 761 ft. I have to apologize for the headline with the wrong day count yesterday and for all the typos (pretty sure my sisters noticed them all…haha. We wereContinue reading “Day 13. Weather happens”

Campground Lac Magog to Pura Vida Lodge and Sup (campground) near Windsor Quebec. 8/29/23. 28 mi. 3: 05. 9 mph. Elev 1184 ft. A little rain fell on the tent at about 6:15am this morning. It was very light and very short. Poaching on the dry picnic tables under the wall tent we packed upContinue reading “Day 11. A day in the mall”

Eastman to Camping Lac Magog (near Val du Lac, Quebec 8/28/23. 40 mi. AIS: 4:33 8.6 mph Elev 1841 ft. Not sure if the AIS stat records time when we are pushing. It might be too slow to register. Sure felt like more than 4 hours!! Even though we went about the same distance asContinue reading “Day 11. A bit tough today😜”

Abbotsford to Eastman, Quebec 8/27/23. 38 mi. AIS: 4:09. 9.3 mph. Elev. 843 ft. Good news… no rain on us today! The sun didn’t break through until early afternoon. Temps are perfect for bike riding. Today’s high was 70. Doesn’t hit that until about 4 pm. We took some scenic routes today through a regionalContinue reading “Day 10. There will be hills to climb”

Montreal to Abbotsford, Quebec 8/26/23. 47 mi. AIS: 4:25. 10.6 mph. Elev 272 ft. Up and out of Montreal at about 9am today. The rain was suppose to start about 11 so we had a sunny start over the Pont Jacque-Cartier bridge. Saturday morning was quiet so we easily slipped through the streets of theContinue reading “Day 9. Friendly Canadians…met a few people”

8/24, 8/25/23 This is a very long blog😊. Hope you enjoy my view of Montreal. It’s a great place to visit! First of all you need to know that Montreal is on a big island between the St Lawrence River and Riviere des Prairies. It has 2 million people in the city…4 million in theContinue reading “Day 7 and Day 8. City of Montreal”

St Jerome to Montreal. 8/23/23. 37mi. AIS: 3:34. 10.3 mph. Elev. 206 ft. We left camp and started on the south end of P’tit Train du Nord toward Montreal. We literally were on separate dedicated bike trail or paths all the way into the heart of the city where our little rental is located. ThatContinue reading “Day 6. Easy breezy ride into the heart of Montreal!”