Day 11: Dodging (rain) bullets

The route today was fairly simple, hug the coastline all the way down to Trois-Rivières.  Before setting out, we checked the weather forecast and... surprise! rain was in the forecast for most of the day in and around our destination.  The first two thirds of today's route went without incident, we spent a lot of time dodging ominous looking rain clouds.  Just as we would approach a dark cloud, the road inevitably would take us around it.  Whew!  The weather wasn't great (it was even chilly at times), but hey, we were dry.

By mid afternoon, our luck had ran out and we found ourselves in the midst of an ever increasing amount of rain with gusts of wind thrown for good measure.  By the time we were reaching Québec City, it was raining hard enough that we had a difficult time seeing ahead.  Navigating in such conditions was definitely challenging.  Seeing ahead of us was hard enough, let alone the GPS.  The bluetooth communication devices we've been using on the trip were once again extremely useful.

Finally, with about 60km to go, the weather started clearing up and we even saw a bit of sunshine.  It's amazing how much of a difference that made.  Despite being thoroughly soaked, our spirits and mood were elevated a great deal.

Let's just hope those sunny weather forecasts for tomorrow's ride home hold up...

Today's route: