Brrr... the wind blew a fraud breeze from the North... best to stay bundled in our sleeping bags! We finally got the courage to emerge from our tent around 8am ~ (either courage or the intense need to pee)! It was too cold to fool around, so we got on the road and decided we would cook one of our dry meals for breakfast. After about 40km of riding in wind, we found a church and a public picnic bench overlooking the river. We brushed off frustration, (from being tired of cold, overcast, windy days) and reminded ourselves to be happy to have found a spot to unwind. We were hungry and in need of shelter from the wind. We bundled up and started cooking, but neither one of us felt satisfied from this so-called rest. We were on double duty trying to keep the food from being blown off the table and to keep the camp stove lit (as the wind persisted, blowing it out - again and again). Dried eggs from a bag just never quite taste the same and our bodies fought to stay warm... I growled and our eyes met across the table and we began to laugh at the situation. We decided the best place for us was on the road. We got back to it with dreams of sunshine and westerlies. We were 10km outside of Riviere-Du-Loup and we both were about to fall over. The weather had worsened and the skies not only threatened to pour down, but began to. We started to discuss where we would find shelter and longed for our hotel room in Quebec City! We made it! As we climbed the last hill into the city we saw a Walmart and I went straight for it! I needed to get changed into warm, dry clothes and just to be indoors was heavenly. We picked up some supplies (more toothpaste and some snacks) then headed to Subway! We were happy to hang out and wait out the rain in Subway... it was only after we ran out of 2-player card games, (Rummy, Go-Fish, Crazy 8s), that we decided it was time to make a plan. I liked our new plan! It involved a shower, free breakfast, and a bed! We stayed at the HI (international) hostel in Riviere Du-Loup. We had warm showers and then snuggled on the couch and watched Americas Got Talent! Ha-ha. It is amazing how much we take warm and dry places, for granted. |