Felt pretty low today...i'm having lunch in lachute having travelled up from la trois rivieres to a place called Joliette last night and now am heading across country towards Ottawa....the weather has been really heavy this morning although i have again been blessed with something of a tailwind. Stayed in another motel last night (and feel somehwat guilty about this but lost about an hour yesterday evening riding around the town trying to find a campsite).
Found an amphitheatre though but it was all shut up. Yesterday was hot and was punctuated with arriving in tiny villages where I constantly wonder what the people who live here do for work...certainly Joliette had a nice array of houses (I know I rode around it for long enough!!!)
This morning I had hoped that the Canadian weather forecasters would be wrong about the rain but it was raining either heavily or lightly until now....
Aware that my setting of goals of destination each day is creating a large impatience in me and gets in the way of being satisfied and enjoying the present. My riding question is how to set goals and then almost forget about them and just truly 'be'....This was my moment of inspiration on route 158 whilst dodging the rain and big trucks that steam past on the road.
In this weather I worry about feeling exposed and getting sick...have fallen in love with a place called Tim Hortons (like the name their!!) which is a healthy fast food place you can find out many intersection road junctions along the way.....the windows are always big and clear so I can put my bike outside and keep an eye on it whilst eating inside....they also do great soups which provides good nourishment along the way.....
Still struggling with spending longer than 4 hours on the bike in the saddle undercarriage regard... also aware that I'm just trying to get through rather than enjoy the trip at the moment
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