Day 43: Riverie du Loup, Quebec, Canada
July 25, 2016
Miles: 47
Cabano, QC to Riviere du Loup, QC
It was a beautiful morning, so we relaxed before leaving for the day. We had a lovely breakfast on the balcony this morning. The continental breakfast menu was limited, but since it was the only place in town serving breakfast, we stayed to enjoy our surroundings and to fuel before we left for the trails.
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| Spying on Steve |
After breakfast, we returned to our room. Steve finished reading his book, while I looked over the route. We then packed our bikes and were off to our next destination by 10:30a.
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| Sitting area in our room |
We only had one viable option this morning to get to the Riviere du Loup. To ride the Petit-Temis Interprovincial Trail. We were able to catch this trail very near the hotel, and it literally finished right outside downtown Riviere du Loup. Otherwise, we would have been on dirt roads or highways. Essentially, the trail was a long, well groomed, hard-packed, rock surface. Really a pleasure to ride on. Definitely a good choice!
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| Beginning of day |
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| St. Louis du Ha! Ha! a unique name for a town. Steve just loved this town name. |
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| Into the woods |
There were lots of natural, small wonders that we stopped for along the way.
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| Small falls |
Steve on platform where he took above picture.
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| Steve always gets his shot |
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| Broken passage |
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| Basin camouflaged |
We rode all day on this trail with great success. However, at the 30 mile mark it started to rain much earlier than forecasted. By the 40 mile mark, it was really coming down. At this point, we were off the trail navigating the green roads through the city to find our motel, which was about 7 miles away. We managed to find the motel without much drama, but by the time we arrived, we were cold and drenched.
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| Unpleasant weather |
We arrived at the motel at 5:10p and made reservation for 6:30p. We immediately put on the heat when we got in the room, cleaned up fast, then went next door to a wonderful restaurant. Since we had skipped lunch, we were both famished. Steve enjoyed lasagna and me filet mignon and grilled shrimp. Food was rated as great!
Tomorrow we are off to La Pocatiere for about 43 miles. The roads will be flat, but the wind in our faces. 7 mph winds coming from a SW direction is forecasted. We are traveling SW, which is basically against prevailing winds, so we will be slowed by the headwind, but hopefully not to significantly.
Just finished my comment on Cabano, pretty place! Loved that hotel, breakfast on the balcony, a gorgeous sitting area, unbelievable!! Glad that bike trail was a pleasure, need a good break once in awhile. Can't believe all the nature along that trail, It makes the riding so memorable. Love all those pictures, but be careful!! Now to remark about that great dinner you both had!! Wow, filot mignon, shrimp, lasagna, what a way to end the night! (after getting soaked) Love you both, Stay Safe!!
ReplyDeleteHad to put the heat on? Oh no! We've have high 90's weather for days! Your hotel looked as quaint on the inside as it did on the outside. Beautiful ride until that point. Loved the small waterfall. Pack some food with you today so you don't get caught without being able to stop, rest and eat! Safe riding to Pocatiere! xo
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great day, with a well-deserved bottle of wine to finish it off! I must admit, I'm jealous that you had to turn the heat on. I was happy that my apartment cooled down to 79 degrees by this morning. But, it's never fun to ride in the rain so maybe we're even. Enjoy your ride today!
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