This morning I woke to the smell of fresh cow manure that had been spread on the adjacent field to our campsite. The temperature was 20 and even though it was raining it was to come in the afternoon. It was John, Kerry, Sam, and I first out of camp this morning.
The cue sheet said that the terrain was easy today and it was right. It was a very pleasant ride especially with the strong tailwind that we had for most of the day. Equally as strong as the headwind that we had traveling to Youngstown.
Most of the terrain was farm land. There were some small villages that had very beautiful houses. Kamouraska at 24 km was on a hill that overlooked the St. Lawerence. Notre-Dame du Portage was 28 km later and also had very nice houses that lined the street at shore level. Both towns I would like to spend some more time in to visit the restaurants and spend a night.
We stopped in Riviere du Loop for a break. It was still early but Matt was getting hungry and I knew that it was going to be a short day with the tailwind. Sam had plans to visit his family and meet us back at camp.
It started raining very lightly off and on after our stop and at 100 km it started to fall more frequently. We took refuge from the weather at Fromagerie des Basques. It was a bakery and cheese shop. Matt and I were there for 45 minutes when Arlen stopped in. The three of us spent 3 hours there before we decided to brave the weather and make our way to camp.
It was only 11 km to camp but during that time we were drenched. The plus side of it is that our tents weren't getting wet. Just before diner the rain stopped and after I put my tent up. The food was good and chocolate cake especially.
The sky still has clouds now but they are pink. "Sailors delight". The forecast for tomorrow does not call for rain so it should be a really good day.
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| Accidental selfie near Riviere-Ouelle, QC |
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| Field near La Malbaie, QC |
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| Colourful house near Saint-Andre, QC |
