Sunday, August 21, 2005

Day 55 – Distance: 152.57 km
Kingston to Morrisburg, ON

A few sprinkles, and after that, an incredible day again. The wind was again in our back, and we made great time. I kept trying to keep up with Kim, because I was afraid she would miss a turn, but she told me not to worry. I did miss a few photo ops I would have enjoyed, but was glad to get such a good distance in. The towns along the way, and the drive along the river, are beautiful, and I want to do this section of the trip again. Maybe Monique will join me for a week next year. I think I could talk Jean into being our support vehicle driver…

We got into camp about 6:00 (we had some delays, because Kim’s back tire has a slow leak), and enjoyed the supper Jean had picked up. We were expecting Chris Dixon to join us (driven by his friend Gord), and we had some arranging to do with Cam as well. Chris was surprised (shocked) to find out how far we had got in the 3 days since he first arranged to join me, and Gord (when they arrived) asked which one of us he should shoot first. I also managed to chat by phone with friend Brian Brett, who had allowed Murray and me to camp on his front lawn when we came through in 2001. A good time to get reacquainted; we had hoped to meet up with him again, but he was busy with his father who completed a triathlon in Brockville that day (at age 77 – I hope I can do as well when I reach that age).