HUGH C2C: July 30 - Day 56 - Getting Loopy on the Riviere

Today was our last day on the beautiful Highway 132 following the south shore of the St.Lawrence, and riding through the many small towns along the way. What a great ride, but tomorrow we head inland to Edmundston, New Brunswick, a great town, and home of the Edmundston Oilers where Gretzky played for a while before being traded to LA...............

Farm after beautiful farm along the south shore of the St. Lawrence

As we leave Quebec today, I must say it has been such a pleasure to ride on both 138, and 132, but really the entire riding experience here has been terrific. It is nowhere near as scenic as BC or Northern Ontario, and has been relatively easy riding with favourable winds and flatter terrain, which is sometimes boring, but on the pleasure meter it scores very high. I commented today that we haven't seen an 18 wheeler for probably four or five days, and anything bigger that a pick-up truck only sparingly in the last three. Road surfaces have been great, and today we ran into many fellow cyclists out on the road enjoying the beautiful day. Leaving Saint Jean Port Joli, the back side of town was much like the front, with many artist studios, some kinda touristy, but I imagine a lot of original and beautiful work behind those doors.

We passed through town after town, heading towards Riviere du-Loupe, our home for the evening, about 100km down the road. With the wind at our back again today, the speed was up, and km's were flying by, so a sit down lunch was definitely in order. Right on cue, we rolled into Kamouraska and found a cute little bistro on the rivers shore, with great views, and from what we saw coming out of the kitchen, great food. I texted Jon as he hadn't caught us yet, and told him to park in the lot opposite the restaurant which was virtually empty. By the time he arrived 20 minutes later, there were cars everywhere, and he was 100% committed to the lot after turning in off 132. It took all of his ace trailering skills to get that puppy turned around, and after rearranging the landscaping slightly, he was on his way, opting for a poutine surprise somewhere down the road rather than trying to park the beast in this very busy little town.

Sid and I sat on the back porch, getting the usual looks because of our banana suits, and ordered up the fish and chips that had just passed by on the way to a neighbouring table and looked very appetizing.........it was delish. I was the only one in the restaurant to order coffee, so they made a fresh pot just for little old me........just like it was out of a French press........fab baby........had three cups a rode like the wind for the rest of the day. Absolutely no room for dessert, so it was back on the bikes to knock out the last 40km.

A great spot for lunch

We made it to camp in great time, and had the chance to sit around for a bit before thinking about dinner. This restaurant was on the corner so we decided to pop in rather than cook.........I had the FuXing sweet and sour chicken balls with the FuXing fried rice, and two FuXing egg rolls..........I'm just FuXing with you.........I cooked pasta with cream sauce, salmon and roasted peppers in the trailer.