Day 2
The day started out
with full sun and a bit cool but soon warmed up as we rolled out of Saint-Jean-sur
Richelieu on route to Waterloo.
The cycling
infrastructure continues to amaze and impress. This is such an interesting area where you cycle along
canals, rails to trails, city roadways with designated, separated bike lanes
and the occasional road. The trails today were a mixture of pavement and hard
packed crusher dust. We were
constantly bombarded with agricultural smells (both pleasant and not so
pleasant), visual delights and a palate of constantly changing fall colors.
Corn fields and large barns dominated the area we cycled through today.
Arriving in Farnham
gave us a chance to buy some food supplies and rest our 25 km. butts. We met some other cyclists who told us coffee
was impossible in Farnham but if we could wait until Grandby we could get the
real thing where they roast their own.
We waited for another 25 km. and it paid off.
A bike shop right on the trail rounded out our conviction that Quebec is the "Roi de cyclist"
We arrived at our B&B in Waterloo, unloaded our
bags, fixed up some loose components on the bikes and had a little snooze to
rest our muscles after a 75 km. ride.
Supper included some authentic heart stopping poutine and a great
burger.
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