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- May 28, 2023, 6:31pm
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Altitude: 156 m
- CanadaQuebecGracefieldWright-Gracefield-Northfield46°5’36” N 76°3’11” W
CAPITAL morning old chap!
May 28, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
I survived hobonight!
Not even a racoon of disturbance was there...thankfully
Another 10 miles north towards Grand-Remous before decending 70 more through Aumond, Maniwaki and ending up, (after a rather long and roasting, but gratefully swim-full day), in Gracefields with Benoit and Odette's (WS hosts) outdoor heated pool, with an ice cold beer and dinner being cooked for me (it's a hard life). Bon. Tres bon.
The miles had somehow disappeared under my wheels and progress steamed along the railtrack so that before I knew it the capital was just a day away, (albeit a long day).
Come the next morning there was no time to lose. My plan of 86 miles in 26° heat on unpaved trails had been refined by Benoit so that it might be feasible, although this did mean highway 105 south, on a Sunday, when all the Ottawan second homeowners would be racing back to the city from their lakeside retreats... probably a bit worst for wear. I was told the hardshoulder would meander between 2metres of safe pleasure and 10cm of cliff face.
I tried to mentally meld the concepts of a strong sturdy grip on the handlebars with that of loose flexibility that might aid a post-collision emergency roll /response as I sailed through the air to my fate.
Traffic is big here. It is scary. Especially the multi-wheeled silent screechmarks on the road, or the thunderous indents of semi's wheels in the lay-by sand indicative of a momentary lapse in truck driver concentration.
I tried not to think of it, and peddled on, and before I knew it Ottawa was opening up before me and I was just a little sneaky beer and 10 miles away from meeting a friend of Jerome and Lisanne's who'd been asked if I could pitch in her garden
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Traveler In the name of all things holy, there is no stopping you, and the Steed, on your big Canadian conquest! You’ll be in Vancouver by the weekend at this rate! Perhaps keep pedalling all the way back to London (not via Ukraine though!) for the ultimate midlife-crisis antidote! Guaranteed to cure you of all future madnesses ! ‘Godspeed my liege’ (aptly from Shakespeare’s Richard II)! Haha 😆.
Traveler Wow Rick just looked at the atlas and very impressed by the speed you are travelling. Fan- bloody- tastic super son. Keep pedalling! 🥰😘 x
Traveler Yeah absolutely flying bro! Excellent work 👏🏼
Impressivo [Kat Woods]