Sightseeing......Again

The temperature dipped into the single digits overnight getting down to 6C but this morning was bright and sunny so we hopped on our touring bikes and went for a ride on the bike paths. This time we went all the way to Alymer on the Quebec side before we turned around. We made a day out of it, leaving at 10 am and not getting home until 4 pm. Our odometer said we rode 70 km today. We stopped for coffee along the way in Gatineau and then enjoyed lunch at a chip wagon in Alymer. The poutine sure hit the spot. For the uninformed, poutine is a local dish comprised of french fries, gravy and mozarella cheese. We split a large order and a couple of sodas and boy, did it ever hit the spot! We stopped to take a few pictures along the way, as usual.....

The first one is of one of the walls of the Museum of Civilization against a very blue sky. The museum architecture has fabulous lines that just beg to be photographed.

Number two is taken on the Quebec side looking east towards Ottawa and shows Deschenes Rapids with the Ottawa skyline in the background on the opposite bank of the Ottawa River . The old cement footings are from an old hydro electric plant on the site circa 1890.
This last one looks westward about 3 km from the Alymer marina, again on the Quebec side. The clouds caught my eye as did the foliage along the river bank which is just starting to change colours. The bike path follows the river for much of this stretch. Please let me know what you think of the pictures by leaving a comment or by rating this blog entry by clicking on the star rating system at the bottom of this entry.