My wrist was less painful this morning, but more swollen, and became even more so as I ate and dressed. I was unable to get the prescribed thumb splint in Mindemoya yesterday, and was told by the pharmacist that I would need to go to Little Current which is 41km away from where we are staying. The pain this morning was more in the wrist than in the thumb, though, so I decided to stick with the wrist splint Dayle has loaned me.
We decided to ride from the cottage this morning so that I could turn back if I needed to and the others could continue. We decided on Providence Bay to begin, a 20km round trip, but Wayne spotted flocks of Sandhill Cranes last night and wanted to show us, which meant we headed away from Providence Bay to begin.
From the fields of cranes we cycled roads devoid of traffic lined with split rail fences and exposed rocks. It was very pastoral.
There isn’t much autumn colour here yet, but we spotted this beautifully coloured, tenacious maple growing out of the rocks.
The hills we encountered were fairly gentle and the constant south wind wasn’t too bothersome.
We rode along the southern edge of Lake Mindemoya. It doesn’t feel like we are on an island.
We had lunch in Providence Bay at the motel. They had set up an order window and tables outside in the parking lot. No entering the building due to the pandemic.
There was a great mural on one of the buildings near the Waterfront and a nice beach and boardwalk.
We rode along the Waterfront and over to the lighthouse. From there Dayle and I returned to the cottage for a 35km long day. Wayne and David explored a little further. I rode one handed all day which turned out to be rather tough on my neck, back and shoulders. I was happy to be out on the bike exploring, though, and hope to do more tomorrow.
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