Go Big or Go Home Tour - Day 2 - Ground Hog Day

Ground Hog day is described as “a situation in which a series of unwelcome or tedious events appear to be recurring in exactly the same way”…..

Today was full of Ground Hog Day moments..

Weather - same as the day before.  On/off showers, one 2 minute downpour, sun….the only difference was a bit of fog we encountered as we left the highway in Quebec.

Reminders - As we ride, we will often ask each other to “remind” us of something we need to do when we stop ie change the time on the clocks, adjust mirrors or adjust suspension for all of the extra weight….2 seconds after we left a stop, I would look at the time (didn’t change it), and then realize we didn’t adjust mirrors or suspension either…….4 times we stopped before one of us finally remembered (I won’t say who finally remembered but it wasn’t Larry)

Scenery - as we rode the back country it reminded us of our rides through Vermont.  Amazing farms and forests, the roads were amazing as well.  So happy we took the biway and not the highway.

One non-Ground Hog moment was remembering how great it is to travel together on our bikes and how much we enjoy all that it entails….even the rain is part of this wonderful experience.

Enough about slack memory and repetitive weather….

We left Edmundston with our bikes better balanced, crossing into Quebec around 10:30 AT (9:30 ET).  We continued along the highway for a bit enjoying the beautiful valleys and water views.  We swung off the highway to follow Route 132 along the beautiful St. Lawrence.  Although it was a bit windy along the water, it was also breathtakingly beautiful.  Roads winding around farms on one side and the St. Lawrence on the other.

We moved through Levis which was quite busy and happy to finally get to the interchange that would take us to the 116 which brought us to Victoriaville for the evening. 

We had a stop at a cafe in Kamouraska called Chez Casgrain and shared a small lunch of couscous and asparagus focaccia and coffee……for supper we ate in the Restaurant Laurier in the hotel….fabulous meal and great selection of wine.

All in all a great day.  Tomorrow we are staying with my “work” husband Gilles and his lovely partner Nicole for the weekend.  Looking forward to the weekend, although every day is like a weekend now.

I would definitely recommend exploring Quebec by getting off the highway…so many villages along the way, so much art and little cafes…the food is amazing and the people are gracious.  This is our first time in this part of Quebec but we have explored many other areas and enjoyed them equally… 

Some photos from today including the rather attractive rainwear over top our riding gear…Cheers.