Moisie to Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan

August 6, 2012

There was heavy rain during the night last night, and I was slow to get packed away and on the road this morning, although after about 20 miles or so everything had warmed up again and I was into the swing of things. At an information centre and rest stop at Manitou I stopped for a first lunch, and got chatting to a very friendly couple of triathletes who had passed me (in their car) and waved a few times over the last 2 days.

The empty winding road ahead, with the mornings overcast skies.

My second lunch stop was at Riviere-au-Tonnerre, which has the first store since Sept-Iles, about 130km away. The store sells everything from gun cases to tea bags, and they can be found next to each other on the shelves.

As I get further from Sept-Iles, the traffic is becoming less and less, and the drivers are becoming friendlier and more considerate, and quite often I see and recognise the same vehicle passing me more than once.

Magpie Power Station, which, contrary to what the name suggests does NOT use magpies, or any other type of bird to generate electricity, but just plain old water power.

By contrast to yesterday, there has been a strong tail wind today, so not wanting to waste it I rode to Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan before finding a camping site. The lady who booked me in reduced the fee from $10 to $5 as she was so impressed with my trip, and as this included a hot shower and camping right by the beach I was a happyguyonabike. The weather is getting noticeably cooler now, and tonight for the first time since Manitoba I had to put on long trousers.

Today's ride: 95 miles (153 km)
Total: 6,328 miles (10,184 km)

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