When the pandemic descended, the boundless vistas and insane sunsets of Kamouraska in Canada became a distant, unattainable dream for this bicyclist from Virginia, the United States. Kamouraska is one of Quebec’s most beautiful places and, for me, a yearly touchstone I could no longer touch.
It finally came within reach. On Aug 9, the day Canada conditionally reopened the border to US tourists, my car with the bicycle was packed and ready to go. But I wasn’t. I had put off the required coronavirus test too late to be sure I would have the results in time.