Day 102: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli to Riviere-du-Loup

Tents were down and packed early in case anyone came by and told us to move.
It was a cool and cloudy start to the day, but the tailwind was put to good use and by lunch we had done 70km. It was very flat with lots of wheat fields and dairy farms, but the hills were coming.

Stephen at breakfast

This part of the St. Lawrence was scoured out by glaciers millions of years ago, and as a result the hills run in parallel to the river, with the occasional massive boulder parked in the middle of a field.
The St. Lawrence is now salty at this point too.

Webber, the furry platypus Matt carries on his bike, turned DJ this afternoon and played us some banging tunes from his decks. That lifted the spirits a bit and got the pace going again.

Flat. Very flat

We arrived in Riviere-du-Loup, stopped at the usual Tim Horton's for the usual coffee and wifi fix, then went shopping for dinner supplies. Aaron phoned ahead to the campsite and reserved a site for us, and due to a clerical 'error' were only charged $5 each!

Laundry was done as a priority, then dinner.

It was another great day on the bike, but Matt is not happy with his. He needs to find a bike store tomorrow to get some more grease for his front hub.

My question is whether or not I should buy a new front tyre? Some say I should, others say not.

Distance: 99.2 km
Time: 4:48:28
Height gained/lost: 429m /-404m
Calories: 2885