If it is not the sun waking you at 4:30 it is the seabirds having a fight. After a good breakfast, we started to pack our gear. Packing got a lot quicker as the rain started within minutes we were soaked and it just kept on raining. We had awesome weather till then so we were due for a soaking. Bikes all loaded we ever so slowly made our way to the nasty hill. A good's night rest made a world of difference. We attacked that hill and were at the top in no time. I got off the bike for a few minutes and it tipped over breaking my mirror. When you pack in a hurry, some things don't always go back where they should resulting in an unbalanced load. Rookie mistake won't happen again. Off we went to Tim Horton's for wi-fi and bitter coffee.
The weather held off nicely and off we went. The wind was once again to our back and it was an easy pedal. In St-Siméon Helene had a flat tire. We stopped at a "belvedère" by the sea and first had lunch then fixed the flat. Doing it the other way makes for disgusting sandwiches. The Gatineau couple we had seen the day before happen to drive by and offered help. Being two "Encadreurs" we were confident we had the situation under control.
Just before New Richmond, the skies turned black from a thunder storm. We quickly turned around and headed up the hill to a small cantine to wait out the downpour. We got there just in time. Finally in New Richmond we looked for a campground near Hwy 299. We found a place located 6 kms past the grocery store. Because there are no services on Hwy 299, we had to pick up enough food for 6 meals. This added nicely to our loaded bikes. At the campground, Helene noticed what looked like a big cottage with 2 doors. Turns out it was common use building for campers when it rains. The owner (a former cyclo touring) said we were welcome to use it and sleep inside. He only offers this to cyclists (being soaking wet must have helped his decision). By then, it had started to rain again. For the same price as a campsite, we got to sleep inside! We look forward to using the his and hers bathrooms, running water, fridge, stereo and the huge deck. I am certain you all get the idea. Finally I am caught up on my blog posts.
Mileage 64.4 kms (http://ridewithgps.com/trips/3045546)
The weather held off nicely and off we went. The wind was once again to our back and it was an easy pedal. In St-Siméon Helene had a flat tire. We stopped at a "belvedère" by the sea and first had lunch then fixed the flat. Doing it the other way makes for disgusting sandwiches. The Gatineau couple we had seen the day before happen to drive by and offered help. Being two "Encadreurs" we were confident we had the situation under control.
Just before New Richmond, the skies turned black from a thunder storm. We quickly turned around and headed up the hill to a small cantine to wait out the downpour. We got there just in time. Finally in New Richmond we looked for a campground near Hwy 299. We found a place located 6 kms past the grocery store. Because there are no services on Hwy 299, we had to pick up enough food for 6 meals. This added nicely to our loaded bikes. At the campground, Helene noticed what looked like a big cottage with 2 doors. Turns out it was common use building for campers when it rains. The owner (a former cyclo touring) said we were welcome to use it and sleep inside. He only offers this to cyclists (being soaking wet must have helped his decision). By then, it had started to rain again. For the same price as a campsite, we got to sleep inside! We look forward to using the his and hers bathrooms, running water, fridge, stereo and the huge deck. I am certain you all get the idea. Finally I am caught up on my blog posts.
Mileage 64.4 kms (http://ridewithgps.com/trips/3045546)
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| Okay I know how to do this...gimme a minute |
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| In the foreground the old coffee maker and the soon to be new "European coffee maker" |
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