After a delicious waffle breakfast with our friends, we successfully shopped for last-minute supplies plus some unplanned purchases in downtown Burlington, even catching the beginning of the sidewalk sales. Lunch was from American Flatbread, thus completing our required Burlington restaurant stops.

But today was primarily a travel day, taking us into Canada! We drive through the Champlain islands on the way, with the kids eagerly looking for creemee stands. (We found one but opted for their homemade hard ice cream rather than the soft serve variety.) Entering Canada was pretty straightforward, especially since we didn’t have any items of concern: firearms, CBD, produce, or >$10k in cash. 🙂

Driving through Montreal during rush hour was no picnic, but eventually we arrived in Saint Jerome, and unpacked into our hotel room. They’ve clearly had many cyclists visit previously – they had a welcome sign in front and even a storage shed to house our bicycles.

We made a short exploration of downtown Saint Jerome – Nick and Susannah tried out beer and cider (yum!) at the Microbrasserie Dieu Du Ciel while Ben took a run on the P’tit Train Du Nord. We’ll all be biking on it tomorrow, but Ben is officially the first family member to test out the trail.

And now for a good night sleep so we can be ready for our first official bike leg tomorrow…