• Will the train bring our bicycles and equipment to London as we anticipate? Yes!!!
• Will we be able to assemble all the bicycles and equipment once we’re at the train station? Yes, even though you could measure the consternation with a crank wrench.
• Critical document detailing trip itinerary and accommodations was lost. Maria sent a copy by e-mail, and I was able to print out two copies the next day. Blackberry curve saved the day!!!

July 9, 2009 London to Grand Bend

• This was our longest distance covered in one day on the trip. Couldn’t be avoided unfortunately!
• Dad forgets “Butteaze” at B&B, but we don’t notice
• Dad breaks sunglasses at bicycle store, new ones fit better
• Richard takes wrong turn during route to Grand Bend, adding an extra ~15 kilometres to the days ride.

July 10, 2009 Grand Bend to Goderich (slept in Port Albert)

• This was the 2^nd most exasperating day of riding of the trip.
• We are doing well as we cycle through Zurich, Bayfield, and into Goderich. As soon as we have descended the big hill north of Goderich, there are issues:
  • How do we get to the Inn? The Inn turns out to be an hour’s travel by bicycle north of Goderich, and daylight hours are running out.
  • Some guy with alcohol on his breath tells us to go to McGraw road, which we find, but we’re concerned.
  • My dad is truly exasperated. He pulls into a farm and talks to a farmer who drives us from (close to) Colborne to Port Albert. Very Nice Fellow!!!
• Turns out, the Port Albert Inn, is about 13 kilometres away, too far away at that point in time.
• My dad discovers “10W30” beer on tap at the inn, and it is his new favourite beer. It is brewed by Neustadt Springs brewery, http://neustadtsprings.com/, a town about 60km north-west of Port Albert. The beer is non-pasteurized, and is delivered fresh regularly.

July 11, 2009 Port Albert to Kincardine

• Great dinner at the Harbour Street Brasserie, http://www.harbourstreetbrasserie.com/
• Watch the bagpipers pipe down the sunset
• Enjoy watching as children and whole families join in with the marching parade
• Scottish tradition is alive and well in Kincardine!

July 12, 2009 Kincardine to Sauble Beach

• Perfect weather and riding conditions, with Lake Huron right beside us
• Wanted to stay in Southampton for the night, but at Richard’s insistence we pressed on to make it to Sauble Beach
• Called a couple of B&B’s in Sauble Beach, but got the answering machine. We ended up staying at an ok place in Sauble Beach, and saving money by staying in and eating a chicken (cooked) for dinner.

July 13, 2009 Sauble Beach to Thornbury

• This was the most exasperating day of riding of the trip.
• Doing well as we ride into Owen Sound, and up the significant hills surrounding Owen Sound.
• Doing ok as we make our way up the Bruce Peninsula toward Inglis Falls, Rockford, and Strathavon.
• Riding over a nightmarish group of peaks and valleys, with some grades estimated to be over 20%, is not fun. When will these horrible hills end, and when will paved road resume?
• Hit 76 km/h going down the long hill toward Thornbury.
• Where will we stay in Thornbury? Penny’s – the only place available this late at night and the worst hotel on earth!
• Where will we eat in Thornbury? At Pipers Tavern – 2 Caesar salads, with bread and beer to replenish glycogen stores.

July 14, 2009 Thornbury to Collingwood

• Nice short ride for some active recuperation from yesterdays discouraging hills!
• Superb hotel to make up for the utter grotesqueness yesterday.
• Dad nearly fainted when he saw the bill at Oliver & Bonacini Café and Grill, http://www.oliverbonacini.com/obcg_bluemountain.html. I thought it was reasonable, but expensive. I paid for the hotel, so it ended up approximately even.
• Lovely swim in the great pool at the Westin.

July 15, 2009 Collingwood to Midland

• Cycling isn’t very enjoyable as we cycle out of Collingwood and into Wasaga Beach. No bike path & Hwy 26 not very bicycle friendly.
• Past Wasaga Beach and before highway 6, the roads are decent, and there’s not a lot of traffic.
• Going north toward Midland, and parallel to Hwy 6, we ride a trail converted from an old railway track, which makes for a simple route into Midland.
• The B&B in Midland is acceptable, but I wouldn’t recommend it.
• We eat a good dinner at “The Arch Steakhouse & Tavern”, http://www.restaurantica.com/on/midland/the-arch-steak-house-tavern/23003478/, we enjoyed our meal because it was late, and we were hungry!

July 16, 2009 Midland to Orillia

• Riding along a popular bike path from Midland to Waubashene, which traces the “Champlain Path”, an historic path traced out by Captain Champlain.
• Cycling along the Uhthoff trail is completely safe, but a bit boring, and it takes us into Coldwater, where we have a nice icecream.
• Cycling along the trail takes us into Orillia uneventfully.
• Get into the Best Western, and we get a special deal on a room where we can keep our bikes, and stay for two nights.

July 17, 2009 Exploring Orillia

• Kind of a boring day, other than going to the restaurant at the Stephen Leacock Museum (http://www.leacockmuseum.com/), which had run out of French Fries
• Pretty views and some swimming on the shores of Lake Couchiching.

 

• The kids are happily surprised when they see “Nonno” cycle into Camp Wahanowin, for parent visitation day.
• We have a fun family lunch on the Ossawwipi Express, http://www.ossawippi.com/, where you can eat in an old fashioned rail-road car.
• Will the Toyota Highlander hold all our bicycles, and gear on the way back to Toronto and home? Yes, if you pack them up neatly.

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