Day 58

Saturday, August 21st
Pointe du Lac to Quebec
148km

Another fantastic day for cycling.  Perhaps I'm just starting to savor each day of cycling as we come to the end of our trip.

The sun was out, but the air was cool as we rode into Trois Rivieres early in the day.  We took a very good route throught this picturesque city - alowing us to see the three rivers, as well as a few old churches.  The Sanctuaire Notre Dame du Cap was the most famous of these religious buildings.  (I thought it was a bit cheesy to have an “official” resteraunt on the site.)

After that was a long stretch of riding along route 138.  This was very picturesque countryside, right along the Fleuve Saint Laurent.  There were plenty of rolling hills and little towns to keep the ride interesting.

Coming into Quebec city there were a few really steep hills to climb.  I thought we'd finished the tough climbs in Northern Ontario!

After a brief misadventure looking for “Rue Charles Huot”, we did make it to Laval University.  The residences rooms are a lot smaller here than they were in Ottawa.  They have turned single rooms into doubles.

We had a pizza supper, did laundry, and went to bed early tonight.
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Daniel Longo
CIBC Corporate Development
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