Baie Comeau to Alma and Trois-Rivières

Yesterday I rode down Route138 to 172 that follows the Sainte Marguerite River for a long stretch north and then the Saguenay to Alma, the city at the bottom end of Lac Saint-Jean, where I had a room booked for Monday night.  It's a great ride in a valley with steep mountains on both sides of the twisty road and river.

I arrived early enough to be able to have a walk around the centre of the city

and I had very good Angus steak dinner at the Mario Tremblay Bar and Restaurant in Alma. The dining room and bar that is filled with "the Bionic Blueberry's" memorabilia was packed.

Today I rode from Alma to Trois Rivières on Routes 155 through La Tuque and Grand Mère and Route 157. Route 155 from La Tuque south is a wonderful piece of motorcycle road that follows the Saint-Maurice, a wide and fast-moving river.

I couldn't help but think of "The Prime Minister" as I passed the Grand Mère Golf Course entrance and again later when I rode through Shawinigan.

After having booked into my hotel I visited a few of the sites in Trois-Rivières including the cathedral,

the waterfront of the Saint-Laurent,

 and Rue des Forges, the street where many of the cities best restaurants are located and where I had a delicious seafood pizza for dinner.