Our bikes were ready by 9:00AM so we went to pick them up after another of Christine and chef Thierry's famous, and beautifully presented Auberge la Sabline breakfasts (today omelette and yesterday waffle). As we rode off, we came to a fork in the route and GPS Garmin told us to go one way, but we decided to take the other route to follow the coast through Notre Dame du Portage as it had been recommended by the manager at Mange Grenouille (where we stayed on Wednesday in Le Bic). Interestingly, we were riding along and there she was with her boyfriend, riding the other way having borrowed bikes from the place they were staying for the weekend. We waved hello, and she said a few things, as we peddled by. A few meters later we decided we should have stopped, so we rode back and had a really nice conversation and exchanged emails! Julie also recommended a few other places ahead in our ride today, and they were great tips, as we had a yummy lunch of local product tapas at L'Amuse-Bouche in Kamouraska. Our ride today was really pleasant: We had a few nice chats with folks at rest stops, saw many gorgeous vistas, and the meals today were all fantastic - good quality ingredients, prepared and presented freshly and aesthetically. We stopped in at an Artisan in St. Jean Port Joli and selected some local woodcraft - B remembers being here when he was 14 with sisters J and C and Mom and Dad. As our accommodation tonight is at a farm mansion, Villa Marichon (9Kms after St. Jean Port Joli - uphill finishing with a 7% grade) we ate dinner before going the 9Kms. We are in a beautiful room looking to the west, with the sunset on farm fields and the St. Lawrence seaway, and with crickets chipping and nice cool air from the window.

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