125 km average 19.4 kph Today was an excellent day for riding, and we took full advantage of it. Well-rested, we were up shortly before 6am, and on the road by 8 – beating our previous “record” by almost two hours. The terrain was mostly flat, and we had a tailwind, so were moving along…

With rain and a forecast that calls for 20-30 mm over the next few hours, we decided that we would stay here for one more night. It would be nice to be on the road again; however, our plan for the next night is to camp, and camping in a downpour is really no fun.…

We spent a relaxing day at Au Doc Motel, with beautiful weather and a nice location right on the St. Lawrence. It was a good opportunity to relax, cook using a real stove (although the burners are quite weak), and practice our French. We successfully got directions to the IGA, bought groceries, and had a…

55 km 3 hours, 45 minutes.Again, we departed late, shortly after noon. We had a nice breakfast at a local $2 special greasy spoon. It provided a nice opportunity to visit with Kirstin prior to leaving. We made our way to the bike path and followed it into downtown Montreal. Again, the drivers were very…

66 km 5 hrs It rained last night, sometimes heavily. Unfortunately, it wasn’t a steady rain, rather it rained in bouts on and off. Every time the rain picked up, it woke me up. Adding to the rain, Scott seemed to be paranoid about animals getting into our gear. He kept hearing them and shouting…

87 km, 5 hrs, 30 min. Today didn’t start out as hot today as yesterday, but it was still pretty muggy. It threatened to rain a few times – a few drops trying to cool us down without much success. We started off by riding along the Prescott-Russell rail trail. At first the bugs were…