Day 41, Friday, August 11/06
Orleans to Vanleek Hill, 97 km
Slept well last night. Got up after 6 and did blog for yesterday. Had shower. Julia and Greg have a great house and the master bedroom has the best shower! We ate and said farewell to Greg and Linda and Julia took us back to the church in Orleans to assemble for today's ride.
It was sunny but not really hot; you can tell it is August now. Bob attached the new bag behind my seat, It is lovely...larger thn most and just what I wanted. Holds most of the things a woman wants! I also put new cleats on my shoes considering the ones I had put on in Victoria were well past being worn out!! I doubt if they were 1/8 inch thick! I had purchased covers for them in Calgary, but they didn't exactly fit and I spent more time running around the ground looking for one, or both. Today I gave them to Graeme as they were the proper ones for his cleats. George has given me an old set and I have managed to get them to fit.
Today's ride saw us on a fairly busy road until after our rest stop at Jessop Falls. Bill, the Grim Reaper, gave a talk this morning about his presence at the tail end and about the stupid and careless things he has seen cyclists do in order to out run him. He wanted to reassure us that HE WILL NOT pick up the trail rider unless we are behind schedule or has been given an order from Bruce to do so. He did mention that one of the safest spots to cycle is directly in front of him. We witnessed that this afternoon when we went back to help Betty who had a flat, and then her brake was sticking. We travelled in a group of 4, for 30 km, in front of "the paddy wagon". It was a pleasant and relaxing ride. We got on some back roads and followed the river. Today the wildflower were beautiful. I am wondering why we bother to buy and plant annuals, perrennials when God has provided nature to do this on its' own. The colour arrangement varies and there is always a mixture..today the Queen's Anne Lace, chicory, a fuschia coloured spikey thingie, bull rushes, long dandilion type, another yellow mustard (that's what I call it), yellow eyed susans, straw grass, daisies...quite a sight, and gardens that never seemed to end.
We arrived in Vanleek Hill around 3:30. We are all camping on the floor. The showers in same complex, so convenient. Half the group ate at the Anglican church and the the others at the Presbyteran. We had a nice service later at the United. The choir sang, This Is Our Song For Canada. Chakota said it was the first time he has cried upon hearing it. Harold and his wife Lorraine will leave us tonight. Their organizational skills have been A1! Lorraine has prepared and organized such treats for food. We had hummus and pita for a lunch snack. Delightful! Betty and I tooted the final 30 km into town.
Good luck to Rhianan (sp) and Franchesco (sp) on their wedding day, Saturday. We wish you love and happiness...we will be thinking about you all! Celebrate and enjoy!
Slept well last night. Got up after 6 and did blog for yesterday. Had shower. Julia and Greg have a great house and the master bedroom has the best shower! We ate and said farewell to Greg and Linda and Julia took us back to the church in Orleans to assemble for today's ride.
It was sunny but not really hot; you can tell it is August now. Bob attached the new bag behind my seat, It is lovely...larger thn most and just what I wanted. Holds most of the things a woman wants! I also put new cleats on my shoes considering the ones I had put on in Victoria were well past being worn out!! I doubt if they were 1/8 inch thick! I had purchased covers for them in Calgary, but they didn't exactly fit and I spent more time running around the ground looking for one, or both. Today I gave them to Graeme as they were the proper ones for his cleats. George has given me an old set and I have managed to get them to fit.
Today's ride saw us on a fairly busy road until after our rest stop at Jessop Falls. Bill, the Grim Reaper, gave a talk this morning about his presence at the tail end and about the stupid and careless things he has seen cyclists do in order to out run him. He wanted to reassure us that HE WILL NOT pick up the trail rider unless we are behind schedule or has been given an order from Bruce to do so. He did mention that one of the safest spots to cycle is directly in front of him. We witnessed that this afternoon when we went back to help Betty who had a flat, and then her brake was sticking. We travelled in a group of 4, for 30 km, in front of "the paddy wagon". It was a pleasant and relaxing ride. We got on some back roads and followed the river. Today the wildflower were beautiful. I am wondering why we bother to buy and plant annuals, perrennials when God has provided nature to do this on its' own. The colour arrangement varies and there is always a mixture..today the Queen's Anne Lace, chicory, a fuschia coloured spikey thingie, bull rushes, long dandilion type, another yellow mustard (that's what I call it), yellow eyed susans, straw grass, daisies...quite a sight, and gardens that never seemed to end.
We arrived in Vanleek Hill around 3:30. We are all camping on the floor. The showers in same complex, so convenient. Half the group ate at the Anglican church and the the others at the Presbyteran. We had a nice service later at the United. The choir sang, This Is Our Song For Canada. Chakota said it was the first time he has cried upon hearing it. Harold and his wife Lorraine will leave us tonight. Their organizational skills have been A1! Lorraine has prepared and organized such treats for food. We had hummus and pita for a lunch snack. Delightful! Betty and I tooted the final 30 km into town.
Good luck to Rhianan (sp) and Franchesco (sp) on their wedding day, Saturday. We wish you love and happiness...we will be thinking about you all! Celebrate and enjoy!
posted by Unknown at 10:54 PM
2 Comments:
Good afternoon Bob & Jill. I'm new at this. Bob's Dad or Anne gave my brother Bruce at Ponhook your Blog address. So here I am enjoying a trip through Canada sitting infront of the computer. Thanks for the great detail and for sharing your experience. Jill, I hope you don't have anymore flat tires :-) Again thank for the great effort to help others.
Ross MacKay
Jill, does Bruce speak horn, the way Sandy does? And has he ever left his vehicle to kindly retrieve someone's water bottle, only to have several trasfer trucks carrying various parts for a home come careening towards his brand new rig? I'll never foget the look on Sandy's face as he hustled back to the truck before it was smooshed..
Glad to hear you are both still doing so well!
Carole
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