We planned a route, starting in Welland, around wine country to the northwest of Welland. I started with a route that the Brampton Cycling Club created. They have an account on RidewithGPS with all their routes. I planned a route from Welland to the nearest point on the Helen Bick Memorial Niagara ride and thenContinue reading “Welland Wine Country Loop – Day 6”
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Circumnavigate Lake Simcoe – Day 3
The day started with breakfast on the patio at the hotel where we ate dinner last night. The portions were generous and I ended up taking some sausages and apple slices with me for snacking. It was our longest distance day of the three (95km), but, it was almost 9:30 by the time we wereContinue reading “Circumnavigate Lake Simcoe – Day 3”
Circumnavigate Lake Simcoe – Day 2
Day Two started with an unsatisfactory bagged hotel breakfast consisting of a poorly reheated egg and bacon English muffin, a croissant, a juice box, and a banana. Why was it bagged you ask? It is apparently a covid precaution. However, we were still allowed to make our own tea or coffee, but only powdered coffeeContinue reading “Circumnavigate Lake Simcoe – Day 2”
Circumnavigate Lake Simcoe – Day 1
Inspired by our BikeBrampton friends who completed a one day circumnativation of Lake Simcoe on the solstice, but without their endurance, we planned a three day circumnavigation. The four of us who live in Brampton piled into one vehicle and met Wayne who lives in Simcoe County, at the Innisfil Beach Road and Highway 400Continue reading “Circumnavigate Lake Simcoe – Day 1”
#2018ErieOdyssey – Stats
Here is a summary of all my rides. My goal was to ride 350km for the week and I just managed that. I believe that Rani, Wayne and Nelson cycled over 700km each, David over 600km and Dayle over 500km. It was a fun week. I feel like I cycled the right amount. I’ve beenContinue reading “#2018ErieOdyssey – Stats”
#2018ErieOdyssey – Day 7 – Cambridge to Brampton
I moved the van around the back of the hotel, before the others had to unload last night, to a door near our rooms. So there should have been no more hallway bike riding, but I let the outside door close while my things were still inside, and no one had a key. So NelsonContinue reading “#2018ErieOdyssey – Day 7 – Cambridge to Brampton”
#2018ErieOdyssey – Day 6 – Ingersoll to Cambridge- Part 2
If you read my blog post the evening of September 28, then you know that I fell off my bike and didn’t feel like writing about the whole day. I also didn’t have access to my photos since my camera broke in the fall. I am now home, have had three rest days and retrievedContinue reading “#2018ErieOdyssey – Day 6 – Ingersoll to Cambridge- Part 2”
#2018ErieOdyssey – Day 6 – Ingersoll to Cambridge- Part 1
We had an amazing ride this morning with tailwinds on very lightly traveled, smooth roads, and then onto a rail trail, that was like a cycle super highway – paved and signed and surrounded by trees. It was wonderful. After lunch in Brantford the rail trail deteriorated, with gravel on most sections, and asphalt onContinue reading “#2018ErieOdyssey – Day 6 – Ingersoll to Cambridge- Part 1”
#2018ErieOdyssey – Day 5 – Port Stanley to Ingersoll
What a perfect day. It started cool, crisp, dry and sunny at the beach in Port Stanley. Breakfast was included with our rooms, and was as good as the dinner that we had last night. It did take a while to arrive, which caused us to leave later than we had planned, but with satisfiedContinue reading “#2018ErieOdyssey – Day 5 – Port Stanley to Ingersoll”
#2018ErieOdyssey – Day 4 – Turkey Point to Port Stanley
I had a much better day today and I think the others did, too. The headwinds continue to be strong and persistent but we waited until 9:30 AM to begin as that was when the rain ended and we didn’t have any rain the rest of the day. Just as we were about to startContinue reading “#2018ErieOdyssey – Day 4 – Turkey Point to Port Stanley”