Day 2 will be the longest day of the tour. There were no sustained climbs, but the miles still added up. We didn’t see Marna and Tom, since their start and end points didn’t match ours. Maybe tomorrow.

We started with a hearty breakfast at the B&B, and managed to hit the road by 10. We spent a lot of the day either on a frontage bike path to 169 or on the road itself. There was a nice interlude where the path cut through a forest. There was also a fun stretch along waterfalls on Mistassini River, including a ped/bike suspension bridge. Clearly a lot of money has gone into building up the bike infrastructure. I suspect it’s to bring in tourism dollars. It’s working.

We stopped for lunch at a gas station in Sainte-Jeanne-d’Arc. Anne got us a nice collection of sandwiches, which we enjoyed at a pavilion on the side.

At a rest area, Max stretched out on the ground. Anne asked him for a picture. He usually hides from cameras, but agreed as long as he could hide his face and turned around. The result was an unintentional reinterpretation of a common local roadside sign. Don’t worry – he’s fine.

The last few miles were the longest, as usual. We decided to stop to pick up dinner at a grocery store. Ruth and hung out at a park while Anne and Max went down the block. They came back with enough we had to be creative on how to fit it for the final 2.5 mile stretch. The elastic cargo net we’re using to attach the shoe bag to my rack came in handy.

We arrived at the hotel, met the cat, ate, and settled in for the evening.