9.3.07

After having a free, complimentary breakfast including a cup of good coffee, I jumped on the bike and met Adam at the rental shop so he could pick one up for himself.

We soon were on the road to Montmorency Falls. The ride to the waterfalls (“chutes” in French) took about an hour and half and ducked under expressways, through fields and along highways. Along the way we saw some waterfalls that were quite impressive at about 20 feet wide by 50 feet tall.

These chutes were nothing but a primer for the falls that we were about to see.

Soon thereafter we reached Montmorency Falls – a river about 100 feet wide crashing 272 ft down a rock wall. Absolutely unbelievable!!! A sequence of stairs took visitors 25 stories to the top of the falls for an uncanny view. I had a jumbo Lafleur hotdog at the top. After riding 12 or so miles and hiking 25 stories, this was the best damn hotdog I’ve ever had.

We jumped on the bikes after about 2 hours at the falls and started the ride back to the old part of the city. After getting back to the hostel I tried to watch some TV, but had trouble keeping my eyes open, so I went to bed.