Given the location of towns along the trail, our second day was set to be another longer ride. Unlike the day before though, we were able to get an early start, hitting the trail after an excellent breakfast at our B&B. The terrain was similar to the day before, with forests, lakes, and the occasional river. The trail is well-posted with regular signs every km and a map showing exactly where one is – it would be difficult to get lost on this route! After a pleasant ride we reached the old station building, now converted to a cafe where we had lunch on the porch. Actually we started on the porch but quickly moved inside when a rain shower passed through.

Shortly after lunch we passed the 100 km mark, which is the halfway point of the whole trail. Vous etes ici – exactement au mileu!

By the afternoon we had begun to reach the outskirts of the Mont Tremblant area. As a resort town it has a lot going on all year long, and we began to encounter many more people on the trail, on foot and rollerblade as well as bike. The Mont Tremblant station has a public piano, which Rowan put to good use. We explored the nearby village on foot, where we discovered old ski chair lifts all about town, now repurposed as public benches.

Our lodging for the night is La Gite Tremblante, which has a picturesque setting and wonderful amenities including a hot tub, a pool table, and a great room with huge windows – all of which we sampled with enthusiasm. Its one drawback, at least for those solely on bicycles, is that’s it’s a bit removed from the main town, but we had takeout dinner and Susannah even biked to the nearby grocery store to pick up a bottle of wine and some veggies.