A short day

A leisurely morning on this trip is a 7:30 breakfast!  We enjoyed our lovely auberge for a bit before we headed out for a 33 mile ride to Becancour.  Our route took us through Trois Rivieres, which has a reputation for being less bike friendly than most of Quebec, so we were pleasantly surprised to find well marked bike routes and a nice park by the river.  However, we also rolled through some less scenic parts of the city to meet the Canadian Automobile Association shuttle van which took us on the expressway bridge across the St. Lawrence.  A nice service, as there is no bike option at that point on the river.

     

     This sign advertises the sweetest, most beautiful, biggest, best raspberries, so of course we had to buy a box.  The stand is just down the road in Champlain from what we were told is the most beautiful church in Quebec.  Clearly this is a town that likes superlatives.

  

     The young woman selling berries was a bit skeptical about the sign.

       

     We ate them with lemon and mango sorbet.  Superb!

       

     This enterprising couple are riding all the way across Canada, 3600 miles so far!

       

     A bicycle built for three?  Jim, who did last year's ride and just joined us, showing off his new bike.

                      

                              Two ways to take your bike across the bridge.