Pointe-au-Chene to Saint-Jerome
A long, long, long night. As cyclists we are ready to 'hit the hay' by 9:30 but last night that proved to be impossible. The 'live' band played late into the night. Lots of 'Doors' music, my era, but Jim Morrison the lead singer was 'not'! It seemed like most of the night was spent with people wandering by the tent and yelling. Sleep was impossible... Unless you were Eric!
On the road by 8:15 to a big black sky and a 'quiet' campground. Our ride today took us through agricultural land as we headed north of Montreal. Soybeans and corn dominated the cropland while poultry (both chicken and ducks) was the dominant livestock. For the most part we continued to have a good biking shoulder and flat terrain. The traffic was surprisingly heavy for a Sunday and we were surprised by how 'vibrant' a town Lachute was with numerous outdoor cafes busy at 10:00 a.m.
We decided to cut our day shorter than we planned. Sue's sore knees, Eric's quietness, and so I am told my 'testiness' (I cannot believe that) means we needed to find a Motel early in the afternoon so we could rest up both 'physically' and 'mentally'! We are staying at the Best Western in Saint-Jerome. As we entered Saint Jerome it became very obvious that an awful lot of people are cyclists. The old rail yard that is now a park had hundreds of cyclists in it.
Daily Distance = 69.60 km. Time on the bikes = 3 hours 56 minutes. Average Speed = 17.67 km. Maximum Speed = 33.07 km. Wildlife Sightings = Kestrel, Marsh Hawk, Coopers Hawk, Great Blue Heron.
Kevin = 3, Sue = 0, Eric = 1.
