Well, today woke up early - 6:15...again, not sure about my being allowed to camp where I did, so probably best to be up before too long after sunrise. Packed up camp along with a group of four bikers (motor) who had also camped where I was...must've been ok.
Stopped for a big breakfast at the local resto-bar - man, they know how to do big breakfast RIGHT in Quebec. Eggs, bacon, ham, sausage, tortiere (meat pie), pate du something (a pork pate for your toast), toast, jams, and a pile of fruit with coffee! Lots of energy - need a big day.
Just after leaving breakfast, I had another tourist pull up behind me...we decided to chat or ride for a bit together. He's from Holland and has been touring on the bike since December...Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, China (before getting kicked out of a tibetan area...and changing the plan of cycling back home), Japan, Korea, and across Canada. Makes my trip seem a little shorter...but, our pace is relatively similar, and riding with someone is a nice change of pace, so we'll do a day or two and see where that takes us.
We ended up doing almost 130 over more then six hours of biking...pretty good day. Then, pulled into our parking lot of a campsite, across the street from the tackiest Tourist caslte you've ever seen - apparently it plays christmas music all year round...but, we're here, and my legs are ready to be finished, so we'll take it.
Had a great dinner - even made our own meat sauce, then some beer as a reward and bed. Tomorrow, we see how bad the hills are going to be!
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