posted by alex on May 14
(Note from Gavin: this post was originally written on Tuesday night, but wasn’t posted until now because Alex was having some technical difficulties attaching the photos. As you can see from the Daily updates from the road page, Alex has now left Boisbriand and is heading north along the St-Lawrence riverside.)
Hi Guys,
I am now in Boisbriand, Quebec just past Montreal. Guylaine and Sylvain, my warmshowers.org contacts, are very welcoming. My first day of riding was particularly rough. I was riding by the seat of my pants with strong headwinds. The winds forced me to reconsider my setup. I ditched the front bags for rear trailer. It really helps to deal with the winds and I have better handling now. I spent an extra day in Hawkesbury with my grandparents waiting for the trailer. Thankfully the local bike shop (Intersport) was able to deliver the trailer within a day, that’s something you wouldn’t even see in larger towns.
Anyhow, I had a great time with my grandparents and I must have gained 5 pounds since leaving their house.
The cell phone messages to the website (a.k.a. twitter) are now working.
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May 14th, 2008 at 10:25 pm
Salut Alex, j’aime bien ton trailer, bonne idée. J’espère que le tout (ton bycicle et trucs après) va revenir en un morceau après toute cette distance. Toi, pour sûr, tu nous reviens en un morceau (haha). Lâches pas.
Brigitte