DAY EIGHT. PART DEUX

We’ll take full advantage of both the beautiful day and trail in continuing our way to St. Jovite, Mont Tremblant. We don’t want to rush but we are looking forward to our planned next day off. The much developed tourist region will offer sufficient culinary options to assist in our recovery program.

 

DAY EIGHT. PART UN.

We’ve been enjoying some truly summer time weather but we’ll break camp in St Agathe de Mont after a chilly night that dipped to two degrees C. (Good thing I had a tentmate). We’re on our way to Mont Tremblant, Quebec.

 

 W’ve been everywhere, man.

W’ve been everywhere, man.

Crossed the river do we dare, man.

W’ve breathed the forest’s air, man.

Of travel w’ve had our share, man.

Of daydreaming of getting too everywhere.

LE PETIT TRAIN DE NORD, QUEBEC. DAY SEVEN. JUNE TEWNTY-TWO

DAY 7, JUNE 22

We do do our work but we do travel in comfort. From the days pervious camp, today we start fresh from a great motel (We love motels, roll in, roll out, retro vibe with most anything amplified a weary cyclist could wish for) with clean clothes, tweaked bike, great sleep,…. Here we will officially pick up the Le Petit Train de Nord linear cycling trail. Right from the first few of the two hundred kilometres we will ride, the trail offers most anything a couple of cycle tourists could wish for. Beautiful intimate scenery, excellent mix of pavement and firm stone, fellow riders with no shortage of friendly exchanges of “BonJours”, superb support facilities in the way of refurbished train stations offering all needs of services,………..and did I mention that it being an old railway bed the gradients never being more than two to three precent keeping this two bike train just rolling along. We’ll take advantage of the favourable weather with a St Agathe de Mont overnight camp.

 

DAY SIX. ST EUSTACHE TO SAINT JEROME, QUEBEC.LE PETIT TRAIN DU NORD.

DAY SIX JUNE 21

As we near Montreal, we’ll start heading north towards St Jerome and our target trail, Le Petit Train Du Nord. But before we head out we need to do some maintenance. Laundry, a quick pit stop at a great bike shop for a high performance tuning, a birthday cake,….. and will be on our way.

Thought best not to change right in the middle of the laundromat.

A little rear brake bleed.

Merci.

 

DAY FIVE. SAINTE PLACIDE TO ST EUSTACHE, QUEBEC.

As we continue east to our main objective, the trail of “Le Petit Train du Nord”, what is becoming apparent is Quebec’s amazing network of cycling paths. Today we will pass through Oka, favourably noted for some cheese, less favourably so for a rather significant uprising when a local golf course tried to expropriate an aboriginal graveyard. Adding to an already amazing day of weather and travel is the ambience of a (post COVID lockdown) summer Sunday. LOTS of fellow cyclists.

Just outside of Oka we rode a ten kilometre stretch that must of had thirty marijauna dispensaries.

Ground zero for the Oka uprising. 

It was this golf course that attempted to expropriate a neighboring aboriginal sacrete site that lead to months of conflict.

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