Celebrate Canada 150 Bike Ride: Day 41 - Petawawa through Quebec to Calabogie

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

I took this shot just before we left Camp Michael in Petawawa as the duo was ready to leave on their journey.

Ritchie chose an interesting route that crossed the Ottawa River and took them through Quebec (our 6th Province!). Before long we came to the Maarchand Bridge built in 1898 for $6,000. It was repaired several times, the last in 1997 for $429,000. It was closed a few years after that. It is the second longest covered bridge in Quebec.

We rendezvoused with Ritchie and Caroline here.

You can't go to Quebec and not have Poutine!!!! We stopped just down the road. The food and service was excellent!

This photo was in the restaurant. One year a log jam when the water was high almost knocked the bridge off its piers!

We stopped often today as the skies were always threatening.

Caroline called it a day at the next stop. She has put in an impressive 624 km this week (almost as much as I ride in a season!).

Ritchie road all the way to Renfrew. It was a fun ride today and they dodged the rain.

Stopped into Scott & Sons to pick up a couple of items. This store is special to Lynn and I as its where we picked up our first lock to put on the "lock" bridge in Ottawa.

This is the actual "Scott", actually 3rd generation Scott. The store has been open for 100 years. His Grandmother ran the store when his Grandfather fought in WWI. He was back in the store working at 5:30 am the day after he arrived home.

These are all hand made miniature tools made by 30 year employee Ray Letting who passed away in 2009 at the age of 92. They had incredible detail!

We survived a major downpour in Renfrew and on our way to Calabogie hail was piled up along the roadside.
Calabogie Lodge, our location for the next few days.