Oh Canada 🎶🇨🇦, eh. Part cinq

Our third and final day on the P'tit Train du Nord. What a ride!! Never thought these words would come out, --- for the most part, the gravel was in better shape than the paved portion of the trail. Who knew?!?!?   The north half is paved, the southern half is gravel. 

Three days of involving all 5 senses.  The smell of the junipers just like what is manufactured for Christmas time but real. The touch through the handle bars of the vibrations from the texture of the trail below the tires. The sound of the water rushing down stream, cascading over boulders that ran along much of the trail. The sight at every moment of plush dense forests, mostly gray and sometimes blue skies contrasting against the green flora of the forests and gray of the trail surface. The taste of the scrumptious gourmet cuisine at our B&B's and cafes along the trail. Truly a complete sensory experience. 

Today we reached milepost 0.0 to which we promptly celebrated with a couple of pitchers of local lager.  We successfully rode nearly 200k of this amazing trail. Many, if not all, of the original depots still exist and are thriving businesses. We tried to patronize as many as we could. 

Some pics from today:

Loaded up and drove part way to Quebec City. Tomorrow the balance of the way to our 7th hotel in 7 days. Whew. Please do keep reading.  Much more adventure to come.