Friday, August 19, 2005
Day 53 – Distance: 94.95 km
Oshawa to Colborne, ON
We heard rain during the night, and unfortunately, it wasn’t over with by the time we were ready to leave. Kim and I started out by about 8:15, but we only made it as far as the campground gates. We were both already feeling chilled, and Kim had no rain pants, so her legs were soaked and cold. We phoned Jean to let her know how far we had (not) got, and waited until she, and the Adams, arrived with the vehicles. We talked about driving into Oshawa to try to buy some pants, but in the meantime, the weather cleared! Kim and I happily set off about 9:15, even though the skies were still overcast. We gradually got rid of our other rain gear, and totally enjoyed the ride. The winds, of course, were not in our favour, but the route was fabulous. This was the section I had decided to do again, even though I have ridden it twice before. It follows Lakeshore Road and Hwy 2 through Newcastle, Port Granby, Port Hope, Cobourg etc. We had great views of Lake Ontario, and admired the beautiful old homes in the towns along the way. I located many of the places I had stopped before, even though we didn’t stop this time. This was a rather “fast” tour compared with the other times I had done it. Monique used to call me the “bikerator” but I’m handing the title over the Kim. She sets a rather quick pace, and I was hard pressed to try to keep up with her. We also wanted to get as far as we could in view of the overcast skies; we didn’t know when they would open up again. After our picnic lunch in Port Hope with Jean and the Adams, we set off again; we soon passed a bike shop, so we decided to stop in to check for rain pants. They had none, so we set off again. After about 100 meters, Kim developed a flat tire! We looked at each other and debated whether we should tackle it ourselves, but both decided the short walk back to the bike store was much the smarter way to go! After Kim came out, though, I discovered that I had lost my sunglasses. Jean went back to the picnic area, and checked all around, but unfortunately was unable to find them. I do feel badly, as I had rather splurged when I bought them; from now on, the cheap ones will have to do.
We got as far as Colborne when the thunder and lightning started getting closer. We had hoped to get as far as Brighton, but decided to have supper in a little pub in Colborne, in hopes that the weather would clear. After a few beer and fish and chips, we left, but the rain did not, so we drove to Brighton to find a motel. Shortly after we arrived the power went off, so the proprietor came along with tea lights. Very cozy! We were looking forward to a little sherry party, but Alec and Heather opted out (they had slept very little because of the trains and traffic near Darlington), so Kim, Jean and I got comfy on our own. The shower was great, the electricity came back on, and we’re hoping the weather tomorrow will improve again.
Random event: playing leapfrog with a garbage truck – right through some of the nicest views.
Oshawa to Colborne, ON
We heard rain during the night, and unfortunately, it wasn’t over with by the time we were ready to leave. Kim and I started out by about 8:15, but we only made it as far as the campground gates. We were both already feeling chilled, and Kim had no rain pants, so her legs were soaked and cold. We phoned Jean to let her know how far we had (not) got, and waited until she, and the Adams, arrived with the vehicles. We talked about driving into Oshawa to try to buy some pants, but in the meantime, the weather cleared! Kim and I happily set off about 9:15, even though the skies were still overcast. We gradually got rid of our other rain gear, and totally enjoyed the ride. The winds, of course, were not in our favour, but the route was fabulous. This was the section I had decided to do again, even though I have ridden it twice before. It follows Lakeshore Road and Hwy 2 through Newcastle, Port Granby, Port Hope, Cobourg etc. We had great views of Lake Ontario, and admired the beautiful old homes in the towns along the way. I located many of the places I had stopped before, even though we didn’t stop this time. This was a rather “fast” tour compared with the other times I had done it. Monique used to call me the “bikerator” but I’m handing the title over the Kim. She sets a rather quick pace, and I was hard pressed to try to keep up with her. We also wanted to get as far as we could in view of the overcast skies; we didn’t know when they would open up again. After our picnic lunch in Port Hope with Jean and the Adams, we set off again; we soon passed a bike shop, so we decided to stop in to check for rain pants. They had none, so we set off again. After about 100 meters, Kim developed a flat tire! We looked at each other and debated whether we should tackle it ourselves, but both decided the short walk back to the bike store was much the smarter way to go! After Kim came out, though, I discovered that I had lost my sunglasses. Jean went back to the picnic area, and checked all around, but unfortunately was unable to find them. I do feel badly, as I had rather splurged when I bought them; from now on, the cheap ones will have to do.
We got as far as Colborne when the thunder and lightning started getting closer. We had hoped to get as far as Brighton, but decided to have supper in a little pub in Colborne, in hopes that the weather would clear. After a few beer and fish and chips, we left, but the rain did not, so we drove to Brighton to find a motel. Shortly after we arrived the power went off, so the proprietor came along with tea lights. Very cozy! We were looking forward to a little sherry party, but Alec and Heather opted out (they had slept very little because of the trains and traffic near Darlington), so Kim, Jean and I got comfy on our own. The shower was great, the electricity came back on, and we’re hoping the weather tomorrow will improve again.
Random event: playing leapfrog with a garbage truck – right through some of the nicest views.
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