Canada

Today was quite nice. For me, anyway. Bruce was pretty tired. Fortunately it was a fairly short day, and even better, the expected rain & thunderstorms never materialized. We did have some minor headwinds and some fairly rough surfaces and we did miss one turn by almost a mile. At least getting back to it was downwind.

Our B&B last night was not my favorite. The rooms were sort of airless, and the decor was very ornate Victorian. It was, though, very clean and generally comfortable, and breakfast this morning was very nice.

We have had yet another great day for riding. It hasn't been uncomfortably hot for weeks now. For me, it is very unusual to feel comfortable riding in shorts and a sleeveless jersey, but that's what I put on every day now. So with another warm day beginning, we rode towards the St. Claire River, border with Ontario. More pretty country roads. I really had no idea how much of the country is still covered with red barns & smaller fields. Kids are hanging around feeding the chickens. Tractors are mowing, plowing, shaping the soil.

We arrived in St. Claire and got on a bike path for several miles, then rode through a series of turns and walked right onto the Blue Line ferry to Canada. It's a quick trip across the river. We were up in the bow with a few guys who had stacked up cases of beer on a couple of hand trucks. We all had to step back a bit to keep from getting splashed by the water that splattered up through the front loading ramp's joint with the deck. When we approached, there was a flock of mute swans drifting elegantly around the landing. We walked off & stood in the very short customs line. The agent asked us where we were riding & if we had any pepper spray (no) and wished us a safe journey.

We got a quick snack - I was worried about the clouds piling up behind us, and rode for.several miles along the river. Its water is surprisingly turquoise. Before long we found Wallaceburg where we are at a fairly basic motel. We took a little walk & are looking forward to waking up to find Liz & Raven in the next room tomorrow morning.

Miles today: 41
Total miles so far: 3347