An amazing sculpture along the waterfront path through the suburbs of Montreal.
Terri and I thought we might try this activity out when Lake Huron gets angry. There was a group of young people learning this activity on the calmer side of the Lachine Rapids.
Alison had her bike stolen from in front of her apartment this morning (it was even double locked) so she rented one of the city bikes so she could join us for the day. This is a new project for Montreal and it has been quite well received. A little expensive but handy for commuters.
Alison rode over the Jacques Cartier Bridge with us. 
August 18th, day 53 and 113k to ride today. The cue sheet for today is one full page of very detailed directions, so even though we have a shorter distance to cover today, we'll not get into camp any earlier as there are lots of stops and turns as well as items of interest on our route through the city of Montreal for us to venture off the route if we wish. We cycled along on route # 40 and # 20, through little villages and towns such as Vaudreul, Dorion and Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue before the highway turns into Lakeshore Blvd. and as it goes through the different suburban Montreal communities, the boulevard's name changes as well. Those districts were Beaconsfield, Dorval, Lachine, Verdun, just to name a few. Place Jacques-Cartier was a point of interest but we somehow missed it!!?? The city has cycling paths everywhere as well as walking paths along the cycling path and they are both well used. It was a beautiful day and maybe that is why there were so many people out and about and as well, it is summer and lots of tourists enjoying the city.
Holly's daughter, Alison, who lives in Montreal, met up with us at Marche Atwater, a public market by the Lachine Canal. We had our lunch here and then she cycled with us over to the Jacques-Cartier Bridge which takes you off the Montreal Island back onto the mainland. There is a cycling path going right across the bridge which is amazing! We were cycling over bridges, under freeways, across canals, over railway bridges, under railway bridges, watching for street signs, watching traffic, watching other cyclists and pedestrians, checking the cue sheets to make sure of the right turns, etc, so were we glad to get out of the city into the country? Yes!!! But we did enjoy the cycling along the Lachine Canal and the St. Lawrence, with lots of scenery and parkland to enjoy. After leaving the city, we eventually got onto route # 223, taking us into Mont St.-Hilaire where we stayed at Camping Laurier for the night.
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