Journey Notes

While I had a hard time getting out of the campground this morning, it turned out to be a fast ride. There was a fairly good tailwind for most of the day so I averaged about 27 km/h and completed the 114 km by about 5:30 pm. I managed to pick out a really good route that was mostly low traffic farm roads as well as quite a number of roads with new pavement and decent shoulders.

I must say that on this trip so far, Ontario had by far the least bicycle-friendly roads. At least, the ones that I was able to find. There was very little consideration given to cyclists and in many cases the roads were bicycle-hostile even though it was legal to ride on them. Our early days in southwestern Ontario and today were the only days where I saw any consideration for cyclists.

I was amazed to see this old Ford getting gas and drive away. The engine did not sound "old" so I suspect there were a few more modern parts in it.

We crossed over into Quebec and rode along the St. Lawrence River for a while before finding our KOA in Coteau-du-Lac, just west of Montreal.

Tomorrow's ride is mostly about crossing Montreal.