Today we were on the road before 8 a.m. Tanks full, weather cool. We know that we will be facing a very hot afternoon so we have shortened our run to minimize being caught in the heat….especially on Quebec Hwy 20. Despite the fact it was Sunday and a construction holiday, the traffic was very heavy all the way through to Levis. This was our stop for today. At lunch we discussed continuing past Levis and making a run for Rivière du Loup but we decided as a group that the stop would be Levis….thankfully. After lunch our 23 C weather quickly got up to over 30 C.
Tomorrow we are leaving earlier and heading for Florenceville. This will be our last over night stop before getting home. I think Jerry would be happy to keep going. I am looking forward to getting home to tend my garden and sleep in my own bed. We have done a lot of travelling on our bikes….I will be 140,000 kms and Larry will be well over 180,000 kms. We have had great times and no issues. This trip started out a little differently as Day 2 I got rear-ended by another bike. I had done all the things I needed to do to be safe….stopped at the red light, check my mirrors for traffic coming behind me, bike in 1st gear and foot on the rear break….these things helped minimize the impact and damage. I lost one of my side bags, some other damage to the cowling, broken mirror and had some bruises but it did not deter me. It took a few days of phone calls, stretching and some Aleve but we got through it and continued on our journey. It won’t keep us from taking other trips however before this trip we had decided we probably wouldn’t do extended trips any longer….then came this opportunity….so never say never. How can you resist the beauty of this country….it calls to you.
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