We were going to spend a nice relaxing day in the tent when we got an unexpected message from my friend Nicolas! He had just gotten back from vacation and was heading off to Montreal soon. But somehow he found time to write us back and welcome us into his wonderful home.
We packed up lickty split between rain showers and were off. In the nick of time, we arrived at Nico's house mere seconds before he had to leave which was great because we got to meet his wonderful partner Domonique and they showed us around thier beautiful house and garden.
It was hard to leave such beautiful surroundings to run into Quebec city for the afternoon so we decided to stay, relax and catch up on the small things ( email, reading, route planning, laundry, and most importantly blogging). We also took advantage of the countryside and took thier dog kino for a walk. He has "lots" of energy" and had a splendid time taunting the cat, though by the look on the cats face and the swatting of it claws it was clearly not amused.
Kino, was a very "special" dog and so evan thought it might be nice to give him a present aka a distraction. He gave him a ball. Not just any ball, but a dog brand tennis ball that evan had carried all the way from Fernie, British Columbia. This ball was to be Evan's excersise ball, as prescribed by the physio in Fernie. As you may have guess it didn't get used to often.
With ball in mouth, kino felt very pleased with himself and trotted around the beautiful farmers field like he was king of the land.
It was a beautiful night and all was well until Kino stopped dead in his tracks. What were those large beasts? We attempted to continue our journey but kino wouldn't budge. Suddenly one of the large cows let out a great moo which made kino nearly jump out of his skin. With that he turned around and high tailed it back to safety of the house, dragging evan and the leach behind him. Only an iron grip on the leash kept kino out of the vegetable garden.
Meanwhile Ginny and Alan's foray to the grocery store proved a success and we fine dined on a wonderful eggplant curry made with the luxurious aid of a full kitchen.
We really can't thank Nico and Dominique enough for thier generosity. They live in such an amazing spot and I have little doubt that we will come visit again soon. Hopefully with nico and Dominique around.
With full stomachs, we look forward to visiting Quebec city tomorrow and eating a famous pastry and visiting the site of one of the most famous battles in canadian history. The journey continues.
Distance: 22.36 km
Time on bike: 1:22:34
Average speed: 16.2 km/h
Distance to Vancouver: 5995 km
Start: 12:45 pm
End: 2:00 pm
Wind: east (light-head)
Conditions: showers
Cheers
- The Warpotay Team
Location:Quebec city, Quebec
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