We're back in Quebec tonight after riding 57 miles from Baie St. Paul. More hills -- we only covered 12 miles in the first two hours, as that distance included eight miles of climbing, taking us from sea level to the high point of 750 meters, about 2300 feet. Fortunately, the remainder of the ride was gentle, our last day of admiring old farms. Now I'm back to the starting point, getting ready to drive to Ottawa tomorrow to visit friends before returning home, grudgingly entering the real world again.
We were almost at the top of the second climb when we stopped to refuel with power bars and enjoy the view.
We always encounter at least one construction site we have to wade through.
This mural was on the wall of a small church.
We visited the huge pilgrimage church of St. Anne de Beaupre. The current church was started in the 1920s at an historic pilgrimage site and features many contemporary touches in a Romanesque basilica. I liked the lumberman in stained glass.
More images from the basilica. Why is there a mosaic of a typewriter and telephone?
I always hated the arrival of the last day of camp. I still feel that way.
It was great to read your blog over the past two weeks. I can see that I missed some great riding, people and places. I hope you have a good trip to Ottawa, and can find you way easily - with or without GPS
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