Words and photos cannot do today justice, you really had to be there!! I was slow to leave as I just wanted to soak up the sights and atmosphere of Quebec for as long as I could. Getting out of the city was much easier and quicker (pretty much straight downhill) than Montreal as I took the ferry from beneath the Chateau Frontenac. It is a short hop across to Levis that also affords you stunning views.
View from the ferry.
La Route Verte crossed right in front of the ferry terminal and guided me through Levis on bike paths busy with locals and tourists. A few people had told me this section of the route following the south shore of the St Lawrence would be beautiful and they definitely were not wrong!! At times La Route Verte was on the shoulder of route 132 and at times it took off on scenic little detours through the many small towns including Beaumont, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechase, Berthier-sur-Mer. As today was going to be a relatively short ride at 85km I just followed the signs and was rewarded with narrow back streets and amazing views of the river. Route 132 was never very busy and passed through farmland and forests. The leaves are already starting to change, I find the colours quite magical and really love this time of year. It was a beautifully sunny day and I could feel the warmth of the sun so rode for most of the day with my vest unzipped flapping in the wind.
Later in the day I started to notice the hills on the north shore growing in stature and of course there were still many stunning churches. I arrived in L'Islet-Sur-Mer and easily found the municipal campground right by the river and staffed by a very friendly lady. The sunset was beautiful and a fitting end to such a nice day.
Looking across to the Laurentians on the north shore.
Church in Cap-Saint-Ignace.
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