St. Jean-Port-Joli to Riviere-Du-Loup
This morning we left our campsite at 7:45. The hill up from the river was a two person push of our bikes, it was that steep. So we were on the road by 8:00! Today’s ride was another amazing one. We were treated to a beautiful blue sun filled sky. Getting really used to this. Hope we do not pay for it!!!
Today's ride took us past some of the most amazing Dairy Operations we have ever seen. Some of the barns were probably up to a 1000 feet long. Even more impressive is how clean they look. No old steel thrown along the side of the buildings like we see in Ontario all the time. Buildings kept well painted and one operation actually had small trees along their barns trimmed up like hedges. Quite impressive! It appears that the Quebec Dairy Producers are doing okay!
Where the river meets the Ocean...we think? It has become very obvious that the river is now under the influence of the Atlantic Ocean. The tides have become very obvious as the water levels at our campground last night definitely changed before our eyes. Yeh! We are at the Ocean...not!!!
We are staying at the Motel "Au Vieux Fanal" in Riviere-Du-Loup. (Sound familiar Cindy)? The long weekend has come back to haunt us again as the 2 campgrounds were both full. We could have had a piece of grass without a picnic table. So we chose a motel. I guess we are now really 'fair weather campers'!
Daily Distance = 96.45 km. Time on the bikes = 5 hours 29 minutes. Average Speed = 17.58 km. Maximum Speed = 50.97 km. Wildlife Sightings = Great Blue Heron, Goldfinch.
Kevin = 3, Sue = 0, Eric = 1.
