This was the longest day of riding, and was rather varied. In the morning, we had to detour off 132 due to construction, and found the detour route to be a very pretty ride along the continuation of the road we'd used before to try to get to Lac Trois Saumons. Then we blustered through another set of detours on the road to La Pocatiere. Unfortunately, in all that excitement, we failed to pick up the recommended picnic supplies in La Pocatiere, so wound up eating lunch at a convenience store, and hanging out in the recommended picnic spot with no food. In Kamouraska, we opted for another outdoor meal, this time at Pizza Mag, a pizza place with a fascinating varied menu of toppings.
Dad, approaching, as we ride away from the river |
Dad, approaching |
flowers at the side of the road |
looking back at our climb away from the river |
looking southwest along 20 |
the detour ends, and we go back towards the river along Route de l'Eglise, heading towards another metal-roofed eglise (in Ste. Louise) |
panorama from the bridge across 20 |
the road ahead |
working our way around the detour into La Pocatiere, we found this little arboretum |
flowers and a gazebo in the arboretum |
more arboretum |
construction |
building in La Pocatiere |
church with several bells, in La Pocatiere |
a stream we passed on the way out of La Pocatiere |
Dad watches the bikes while i take pictures of the stream |
hill near La Pocatiere |
nearing St. Pacome, looking back at the road we just climbed |
we stopped at St. Pacome in front of a church (behind us in this photo) to look for the promised food option, but it was nowhere in evidence, so we ate some trail mix and pressed on |
down the hill (not our route) in St. Pacome |
riding through farmland back towards the river |
bridge over Riviere a Saumon, the small tributary which we've been following since St Pacome |
looking back along Riviere a Saumon |
Dad, ready to ride |
we reach the bridge, in Riviere-Ouelle, and stop for lunch at a convenience store |
all roads head towards the river |
wildflowers by the side of the road |
more wildflowers by the river |
Dad checks in with a gadget |
looking back along the river |
mossy rocks along the river |
panorama by the river |
across the river |
we took a slight wrong turn here, continuing on an unmarked local road where we should have turned to climb the hill; after taking this picture, we recovered our heading |
we stopped in Parc Bellevue after climbing a hill, and were passed by a bicycle race |
the road we just climbed from the river |
looking back at the river |
Dad, on the road ahead |
our day ended with a fast flat 8km ride through this valley to Kamouraska |
road curving towards Kamouraska |
green fields |
Kamouraska becomes visible |
round metal roof in Kamouraska |
building in Kamouraska |
view from our hotel |
sailboat visible as sunset begins in Kamouraska |
early sunset over the river |
the clouds start to change color |
sunset according to Dad's camera |
clouds turning red |
sunset from Kamouraska |
more sunset |
looking east along the river |
sunset panorama |
bands of color |
houses by the river |
the end of sunset |