This Is The Day

Many of you will know the song, “This Is The Day” by The The, from 1983, and have no doubt sung the line, “this is the day, when things fall into place.” Well if yesterday was a day when things fell apart, with the rain, wind and threat of thunderstorms, today was indeed a day when things fell into place.

Although the day started very chilly, and even offered a brief shower mid morning, by noon, I was riding under brilliant blue skies, through beautiful farm land.

I headed north to RTE 132 about 30 kms west of Montmagny, and with the wind picking up, I was flying. What a contrast to the last time I rode into Montmagny, when I was battling a fierce headwind and was limping along from town to town, trying to will myself to go further.

Today, I arrived at the hotel so early my bathroom floor was still damp from a recent cleaning. After a quick shower to remove the grime (why did I bring pink socks you might well ask), I walked down to the IGA for another salmon poke bowl (highly recommend; made fresh daily), some fruit, and of course a cider.

Walking back to the hotel, I took a wrong turn and found myself on a narrow street with funky shops and a lovely cafe full of women who were all well heeled, as my mom would say, and who were sporting funky eyewear. You certainly can tell a lot about people from their glasses, and I have to say the French tend to have stylish eyewear, or at least this crowd did. In my usual fashion, I muddled through a request for an iced latte, splicing together French and English.

What could be better? I had a walk through some cool neighbourhoods (check out this extraordinary mural) while sipping on a wonderful latte, with the sun blazing overhead.

Tomorrow I will ride to Rivière du Loup, which had always been one of my favourite places to stop on the way out east. This time, I am staying in a chalet as they call it, with a little kitchenette and a view of the St. Lawrence. A woman could do a lot worse. I continue to be blessed with beautiful moments each day, but today was just jam packed as everything fell into place.