Once again Tracy took off ahead of us to find the border post and "Green Route" bike route. This led us through corn fields on country roads till we got to St Jean sur Richelieu where we lunched in a Thai restaurant. From here there was a bike trail but our inadequate map did not include it. The signs seemed to indicate it went well out of the direct way so we were looking for the road when a local lady out for a long ride (she had come from close to Montreal) explained the route was direct until the end and offered to show us the quickest way. The path proved to be excellent, along a canal to Chambly then directly west to Montreal.
She pointed us to the bridge we needed to reach the city (and told us there was an alternative) but when we got over it the way was closed for a motor race so we had to back-track, haul our bikes up stairs and climb the gradient of a large bridge. We were rewarded with great views and soon found out hostel... full. Hey, why book? They found us another place and we soon stowed the bikes and enjoyed a meal at an Afghani restaurant. way
