Today was a big day. Sigmund says 135kms! It was a great ride for most of the day. We enjoyed starting out on Unity Rd (we should let the Ontario Cycling Atlas people know it's new) a
nd the Loyalist Parkway alongside lake Ontario and through Prince Edward County. A special part of the day was a ferry crossing at Glenora. We had perfect timing to catch the ferry and have lunch at the other side.There were not many hills, good views of the lake and pretty old towns like Bloomfield. We picked up some groceries at the Sobey's in Picton (everyone seemed to be out on the road!) only to come across an A&P and a No Frills (both cheaper supermarkets) further down the road.
We met a cyclist chick who was riding from Sandbanks Provincial Park to Trenton on a road bike. We caught up to her - it was the first time we met a cyclist going in the same direction. We're now at Presqu'ille Provincial Park. The super long driveway pissed us off a little. We thought the camp store was the camp office... it wasn't. There was another 3km from the front gate to the actual campground. But by this point S's bum hurt so much that he just wanted to stop. (Did we mention that we took a wrong turn...?)
Usually the riding day ends with some kind of ice cream. Nothing today so we get 2 tomorrow. We're writing this on the beach now with a million mosquitoes buzzing around. P still finds it hard to get used to the idea that they don't carry malaria).
There are no camp grounds in the Toronto area so either we go beyond -then we'll be almost home- or we need to ask family members for a lift. We need to make a plan for the future. The sunset tonight is quite pink - can we see Toronto in the distance??
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