63.1 km - Total so far 742.8 km
RWGPS: https://ridewithgps.com/trips/14966802
Relive: https://www.relive.cc/view/g11988099474
The one day of rest really paid off and we were on the road by 7:22 am. We had a nice warm up climb out of La Malbaie and followed that with a more robust climb towards St-Fidèle. We new of the climbs at St-Fidèle having been there on a past Grand Tour in 2013. With the wind to our back, finally after nine days, we felt this would be a fun and challenging ride to St-Siméon and the ferry.
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| A last look back at La Malbaie |
Having fun getting to the top of the climb,
nice and steady does it
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| We took Hélène's bike out of the support vehicle to stage this picture (Ha!Ha!) |
It was a short ride to Saint-Siméon and a fun one. Yes we did have to work on those hill climbs but a good tail wind of 15 km/h actually made it very enjoyable. There is a wide shoulder as you can see in the picture above and most vehicles changed lanes to remain far away from us. Once in a while a large truck would come along side us but at relatively low speed as they to had to climb the hill.
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| A very confusing sign. We are have been heading EAST for the last 11 days, yet the sign says "WEST". What to do? |
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| Very low clouds moving over the Saint Lawrence towards the Charlevoix shores |
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| Seabirds along side |
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| Steaming away from Saint-Siméon towards Rivière-du-Loup |
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| Home at Camping du Quai, Rivière-du-Loup |
39.21 miles - Total so far 461.55 miles
Hélène and Dan - Fabulous pictures today - loved the photo of the clouds on the St. Lawrence. The confusion is palpable in the Est-Ouest photo.
ReplyDeleteYou looked a wee bit tired in the photo you posted on Facebook .... or was it relief that you were underway without the need for pedal power??