1. A highway road sign is not an accurate indication of distance, and should not be used as a reference for distance cycled
- for example: when one sign says "Quebec 16" and 3 km down the road another sign says "Quebec 21", you know something is amiss
2. When taking advice from people about biking across Canada, ensure that the individual has indeed biked across Canada...or is a cyclist. However, be weary of cyclists out for an afternoon ride who insist on "taking the scenic route". After 100km in the baking sun, we are not interested in the extra 30km scenic route...merci beaucoup
3. Despite the scenic beauty, northern Ontario's highways are treacherous, and one has to be either ignorant or completely insane to want to cycle them. We fall into both categories.
4. Not everyone in Canada speaks English, and we were forced to take French in high school for a reason...i should have paid more attention...mon dieu.
5. People across the country make the same joke when they see a 4 man bike, "The guy in the back isn't peddling!" We politely chuckle. We are also familiar with this phrase when it is said in French.
Today we are in Quebec City, and will continue on towards Halifax this afternoon. We will stop biking when it is time, and will camp where it is possible. The sun is violent, and the risk of heat exhaustion is high. This morning we woke up late, and missed our early morning window to ride, and as a result, we have to wait until the late afternoon/early evening. A break from the heat. Thank god.
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