Riding the Rail Trail

We rode 40 miles today from Madawaska to Cabano, Quebec, mostly along the Petit Temis rail trail, which means no steep hills.  For about 15 miles, the trail was right along the bank of Lake Temiscouata.  Although the temperature was just 50 degrees when we rode out in the morning, it was in the 70's by afternoon, and rain threatened but only fell while I was in a shop enjoying a pastry.

All in all, a fine day.

Breakfast featured ployes, an Acadian specialty, filled buckwheat crepes.  I preferred the peach to the strawberry, of course trying both to be sure.

We rode across this elaborate bridge in Edmundston, only noticing the no biking sign when we stopped to take pictures.

This topiary figure of an Acadian farmer sowing buckwheat was in a large botanicl garden we passed.

Back in Quebec on our old friend Route Verte, the great system of numbered bike routes all through the province.

Interesting way to carry a bike.

Coming down the trail.

One of many fine spots to relax along the way.

Twilight view just down the hill from our motel.