Monday, August 23rd
Riviere Ouelle to Trois Pistoles
118km
It was the worst of times, it was the worster of times, it was the best of times.
I woke up at 5:15am, because I set my alarm wrong. I realized quickly and went back to bed for half an hour.
Cooking breakfast seemed to take forever this morning. We had fried eggs and bacon, oatmeal and fruit salad. I didn't do much, other than wash up the pans and load up the truck at the end. It was only 8:30am when Peter (from my cook crew) and I headed out.
It was a cool and overcast morning, but there was a pretty good tail wind and no other traffic on the road. Peter and I made great time as we chatted about his life back in England, his various investments over the years, and our future plans. The time, and beautiful countryside, flew by.
Just outside of Riviere du Loup it got very cold and started to rain. We stopped at an information booth and got directions to the local library...which we found...although it didn't open for four hours...thanks tourist booth lady!?!
Next we stopped at a Dejardins credit union so that Peter could take out some cash. I am cash rich now that Paul has repaid me the $770 that he'd borrowed over the summer, after losing his wallet in BC. His replacement cards just showed up last week. I can't find a CIBC anywhere to deposit all my cash...just National Banks and Dejardins in every little town we go through.
On a somewhat related note, last night I found the wallet that I lost on my way into Alliston. Although my debit and credit cards have already been replaced, it was good to get my driver's liscence and $20 back. The wallet was on Bob's shelf...which is 2 below mine. It must have fallen and gotten mixed in with his stuff.
But I digress...
After the bank, Peter and I stopped for lunch at a mom and pop hamburger joint.
On our way out, we met up with Ryan, and cycled the rest of the day with him. It didn't take long for the rain to stop and the air to warm up. Then the wind REALLY picked up...in our direction. We were cruising at 35-45km/h without any effort at all. It was amazing. On a couple of curving downhills (with suggested speeds of 25km/h) we were over 50km/h!!! So much fun!!!
Our campsite was right on the river again tonight, and we enjoyed a fantastic sunset as the tide came in. Lots of photos.
Really cold night tonight so I've covered myself in fleece to sleep.
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Daniel Longo
CIBC Corporate Development
(416) 956-3831
Monday, August 23, 2004
Day 61
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2 comments:
Hi Dan,
Good to have your update after a couple of no-post days. What a nice surprise to find your wallet -- at least you won't have to worry about anyone stealing your identity and won't have the bother of replacing the driver's licence. Glad that Quebec is living up to scenic expectations -- I'm sure that the Maritime Provinces will be enjoyable, too.
Nights and mornings are getting cooler here also -- a sure sign that summer is on the wane.
I am still enjoying the Olympics, but am beginning to feel a bit of a fraud lying on the couch most of the day. I must start more exercising soon!
Love Ma.
Hi Dan!
You are having a quite of a journey! I'm glad your wallet showed up.
Enjoy the rest of your trip!
SM
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