It was a short(ish) ride to Lyster but too far to Quebec City so we had to stop somewhere for the night. The B&B we booked turned out to be an excellent choice, owned by a lovely couple who lived in half of the large house, the other half for guests. We met a Quebecois cycling couple on the way and had a lively conversation. Their style was definitely less posh than ours, camping for free whenever possible. Everything is relative. Once again the trail was fine gravel and almost dead straight and surrounded by trees, with shelters, tables and WCs, more than required. Lyster is a small farming town with 2 restaurants, both of which were closed the night we were there, and 1 poorly stocked grocery store. Despite this we managed to find some supper and a lovely breakfast was provided.
We were looking forward to getting to Quebec and the last leg went quickly as we were going slightly downhill, and with more to see than gravel and trees. We came to the Chaudière falls as we approached the south shore of the St. Lawrence and the city of Lévis. Crossing over the St. Lawrence on the 107 year old iron and steel Pont du Quebec took a while as it is a narrow single lane ped/bikeway. Later I looked up the story of the bridge which is very interesting, especially for aspiring engineers. (Hint: mistakes were made and it collapsed not once but twice in the making). The terrain once in the city was challenging with steep hills although we had it easier than the British soldiers who scaled the hill with guns and drums in 1759 before the battle on the Plains of Abraham, as our path was paved.
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