A great day of riding around the West end of lac St. Jean. I rode with Bill and Michael. We were the first ones out, is that surprising? Those of us who are early birds just can’t hang around til mid morning. Michael left us before the end so he could get to the hotel and watch the World Cup .
Outside the hotel were two lions guarding the door. Someone had put blood inside one of the jaws so Bill tho’t it would be funny to have his picture taken beside it. Silly guy.
Bill and I had planned to add extra miles and do a bike path off through the woods but we never found the beginning or the end. So we rode into town and scoped out restaurants for this evening. By the time we got to the hotel, it was getting hot so I was glad we hadn’t done the extra miles.
On this trip, we have a rented van that carries all our gear, two bikes for the driver and co-pilot, and acts as an emergency vehicle if needed. Today Janice’s chain broke and she needed to be hauled in so it is good we have it.
Another two riders joined us late last nite, Wallu and Katherine. They drove so we have another car with us.
Tonite the 12 of us minus Dave were ferried to town to a restaurant where, of course, they only speak French and the menu is in French. Fortunately, there was a fellow there who could help interpret and we talked to him while he relayed our order to the waitress.
We weren’t really sure if we were going to get what we tho’t we had ordered but it was 100 % correct. And really good. I was impressed.
When we got back to the hotel, Michael from Germany who is a bike mechanic, helped three of us with our bike issues. My bike fell over today and bent the gear shifter-brake lever, Janice needed her chain fixed and Maggie wanted her handle bars adjusted.
36.4 miles today. 2665.3 total
BikerAl Across America 2018 