Last night we were given a schedule that rivaled the D-Day invasion. They were shutting down the single-lane Blue Water Bridge to Sarnia Ontario for us at 0630 and we needed to be there with Passports in our pockets, no joking allowed. Yesterday semi-trucks were backed up for miles trying to get over the bridge, so shutting it down was a big deal. It was the first day we really rode as a single group anywhere. The first climb of the day was the 150ft bridge itself. The bridge has a couple dangerous expansion joints that would trap a bike wheel that we walked our bikes over, and then it was down the other side to Canadian Customs. We all made it into Canada with no more than a cursory look at a few Passports. We passed through Sarnia and then were out in the countryside, the corn fields look the same, the cows smell the same, but I did see a very large solar farm. I seemed to be tired today, I may have pushed too hard to keep up with the wind yesterday or was just excited to see family. I stopped for lunch in the small town of Delaware at a small market where they mad me a deli sandwich and sold me a diet coke in the old style glass bottles. That seemed to rejuvenate me and I finished the remaining twenty miles much stronger. I stopped at McDonald's for a Chocolate-Banana shake (not sure if thats a Canadian thing or not, but its the first time I saw or tasted one). I am still waiting for my first taste of Poutine. We are staying at the Travel Lodge in London. I did a load of laundry after exchanging my quarters for a Looney and some Canadian Quarters.
Total Miles 3013.04
Total Hours 203.40
Trip Speed 14.8 mph
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