Montreal to LÓrignal in ONtario.(128 km)

With a bit sadness we left Micheline and Denis, but eager to get back on the road. Denis had given us power bars and emergency energy drinks, so we were sure to reach any destination. Surprisingly, it took us about 50 km to get out of Montreal and its suburbs. We passed interesting areas, especially the old channel area, where ancient factories or storehouses have become fancy lofts.
Because in Montreal only few very houses have several floors and most houses have huge gardens, the town stretches out far. But, the bike-line was excellent and with rested muscles we were making good progress.

We followed once again the Saint Lawrence river, its still a mighty river and is not onl used for ships but also for hydropower production. Canada is really gifted with ressources, they have so many rivers and certainly still a huge potential for clean energy. But, sadly we also passed a thermal power generation plant, global warming is not much of an issue here.

The countryside changed, again we drove through forests and farmland. We passed a farm with Simmentaler Cows, which is a Swiss breed and we wondered, whether the farmer was Swiss. In the 80ies, many Swiss farmer sold their farms, because they were to small to get a living out of them. More than a few moved to Canada, hoping to run a viable farm here. Sometimes we see names, where we are sure that they are Swiss, but until now we met only very few.

In the evening, it was time to leave Quebec, la belle provence. We will remember Quebec as the province with the best food and everywhere easy available wine. And, for a French, which we did ever not fully understand until today, but we will always recognize when we hear it!

So we drove over a big bridge into our next province, right as the sun was setting. With a little help  from the Tourist Office we found a B&B here in LÓrignal. Because the B&B was full, the owners put us into a room in their own apartment, offered wine, beer and pie and made us fell at home.