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Riviere du Loup – Saint Flavie
Today: 155 km To date: 6,700 km To go: 1,100 km Today the most wonderful thing happened – well besides waking up to another day of riding my bike in pure and utter freedom… roll eyes, go ahead. But… Read More ›
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Montmagny – Riviere du Loup
Today: 150km To date: 6,545 km To go: 1,255 km Oh what a glorious day! Well sort of. No wind, so that was great – there was however a light smattering of rain, but nothing too upsetting. And it was… Read More ›
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Quebec City – Montmagny
Today: 85 km To date: 6,395 km To go: 1,405 km Oh what a horribly blustery day!! I was in such a foul mood and the two things combined was just toxic. Crossing the bridge from Quebec to Levis I… Read More ›
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Saint-Nicholas – Quebec City
Today: 30 km To date: 6,309 km To go: 1,490 km Had a bit of a fright in the middle of the night – well it was probably about 11pm or midnight, but to us tired, weary cyclists, that is… Read More ›
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Nicolet – Saint-Nicholas
Today: 130 km To date: 6,245 km To go: 1,555 km From Nicolet we could see the bridge over to Trois-Rivieres and I had gotten excited abut the prospect of riding into the city for breakfast. Unfortunately this was not… Read More ›
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Saint-Denis-Sur-Richelieu – Nicolet
Today: 88 km To date: 6,115 km To go: 1,685 km The welder opened shop at 10am so Alex used the morning to prep his bike for surgery. This meant taking all the bits and pieces off to allow the… Read More ›
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Montreal – Saint-Denis-Sur-Richelieu
Today: 69 km To date: 6,027 km To go: 1,773 km I was heart-broken at breakfast to discover that we had missed out on getting a Ben & Jerry’s ice cream last night – from our breakfast table I could… Read More ›
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St. Eustache – Montreal
Today: 60 km To date: 5,958 km To go: 1,842 km The ride into Montreal was not very enjoyable. Part of it was due to Alex’s & mine different navigational styles – I like to plan out a route, whereas… Read More ›
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Masson – Saint-Eustache
Today: 133 km To date: 5,898 km To go: 1,902 km Today I fell in love with Quebec. Alex however is slower to warm up – this is his first time in a place with a foreign language and I… Read More ›
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Ottawa – Masson
Today: 61 km To date: 5,765 km To go: 2,035 km Have you ever been in the kind of rain storm where your clothes are so wet they are glued to your skin, your hair is plastered to your forehead,… Read More ›