Day 55

Tuesday, August 17th
Ottawa, ON to Hudson, PQ
172km

Today was a wonderful day for cycling.  The sun was out, the wind was tail and the roads were gently rolling though some lovely countryside and quaint little villages.

We left Carlton and headed along the canal, passing all of the important goverment and national buildings along the way.  The view of the parlament buildings from along the canal is fantastic.  I will definitely be returning here this winter to skate the canal.  In fact, we took almost the same route as yesterday's bus tour - without the $30 fee. 

There were lots of very cute little towns along the route today, but none of them had any proper resteraunts.  We kept stopping and getting chips or chocolate bars to hold us over.  Eventually we found a pub that served greasy sandwiches...which I didn't even enjoy.  (Maybe I'm actually starting to like all the healthy camp food I've been eating.)

Our crossing into Quebec was very quick and uneventful.  There wasn't even a cheesy “Welcome to Quebec - Home of Poutine” sign for us to take a photo of.

There was a ferry ride today, but it only lasted a few minutws as we crossed the Ottawa river from Carillon to Pointe Fortune.

This was the last of the 100 mile plus days.  In some ways, its a relief to know that “the worst is over”, but it also is starting to feel like the trip is almost over...which is very sad.
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Daniel Longo
CIBC Corporate Development
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