August 17
Today thanks to Jaques we had a great guided visit to the city of Montreal , the day started by a long ride along the river and by know I am totally confused with the rivers around here so I have no idea which river we followed today Ottawa ???, St. Lawrence ???, I am going to have to educate myself a little more on the geography of this area. This long ride took us through some very nice neighborhoods and then onto bike paths along the water edge , a very pleasant ride !! And then we were in the city , we made a few stops , a market area , Jacques-Cartier area, the cathedral of Notre-Dame and exquisite in there own way , the old city alive in the mist of the modern . And the bike paths here are everywhere and even today a week day ( I don’t know which but it is a weekday ! ) the paths were full of people cycling , walking , rollerblading , so nice to see them used to this extent. The road here are a bit rough , well no they are hellishly rough !!!! for a bicycle and we got shaken good while on them.
We were traveling in large groups today ours had a bout 10 in it , people were scattered all over the place taking side trips , we were sweeps today but nobody was on route so everyone was left to there own devices, and a lot of riders were going to be staying with friend and family tonight.
We didn’t eat as well as usual but that was because we were in a hurry to get places , I did manage to sit down for a pint in Jacques-Cartier and it cost me $10.88 !!!
We are now camped some 60 km east of the city , geography changing again as mountains have come into view along with smaller rivers.
Here are some fotos of the day that can illustrate it better then my poor writing.
Total ridden today: 116.9 - Average speed: 20.4 - Ridding time: 5.43
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