I was spoiled with a couple of nights in a real bed in Alliston. As you can see I was not real anxious to part with it.
The canal through the Holland Marsh area. The water did not look very clean and I am not sure I would eat the fish caught by the fellows on the bridge.
This is Ray trying his best to see his credit card through the space between the deck boards. He just could not believe his luck to have the card slip through such a narrow opening. You couldn't do if you tried. The deck was only a few inches off the ground and sealed on all sides. He had to give in in the end.
A metal statue of you guessed it, a blue camel. So the story goes this was made and sits on the property of the man known as Father Goose and the inspiration for the movie Fly Away Home.
Our camp was beside a swimming hole. Some had time to enjoy the warm water.Our rest day in Alliston was hot, muggy and as usual pretty busy. Mike tweaked both mine and Terri's bike. Since the overhaul in Owen Sound we had had an opportunity to try all the gears out. Mike had to do some minor adjustments. Our friend Sue Axe who moved from Kincardine to Angus came by our hotel and had lunch with us. She and her husband, Dave plan to do a cross country self supported tour next summer. Several years ago they did a self supported ride, in stages.
It is hard to believe we are now on the other side of Toronto. Our ride from Alliston to Nestleton (132 km) was for the most part on quiet country roads. You had to really pay attention to the cue sheet as there were lots of turns so therefore opportunities to get lost. I was warm even at 6:30 am as we were having our breakfast. Not too far into the morning we had to change into sleeveless shirts and put on sunscreen, something I had not used for the past few days. We hope the weather forecast of no rain for four days holds true. It was tough to say goodbye to Mike again and it was good to spend so much time with him over the last several days. We will meet Don and Mike in North Sydney where we take the ferry over to Newfoundland.
Back to the ride today. At one point in the ride, at 87, km we were told we were at a high point on the escarpement. The route was very scenic as we went through the country roads. We encountered many hills, some fairly challenging but others nicely rolling. We actually crossed the 400 today and were on Yonge street, Leslie and Bathurst and Woodbine Avenue, if only for a brief moment. It is hard to believe we are on the east side of Toronto now. We travelled through farm country and Holland Landing where the farmland is vast and lush due to the water table in the area. The canal water looked very dirty but there were some people fishing off the bridges. This canal is famous for at least one death every winter when cars slide off into it. There were several spots where there was no guardrail.
Our lunch stop was at a pub in Uxbridge. As you saw from the picture above one of the cyclists had a mishap with his credit card. It was hilarious watching him try to see it through the deckboards. After several attempts he conceeded and called his wife to cancel the card.
We rode through the outskirsts of Port Perry and had a brief glimpse of Lake Scugogg. There are some pretty impressive homes in this area. Our camp in Nestleton, Springwater Resort is right on Highway 7A. It is a small site with a swimming hole. Those who ventured in said it refreshed them after a somewhat muggy day. We are camped among the trees and the air has cleared so our sleep should be restful. Terri has gone to spend the evening with her sister Margo. We enjoyed one ear of fresh corn for supper. Hopefully this will not be the only day we get to enjoy it.
We are off to Carrying Place tomorrow as we venture into Prince Edward county.
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