We had a short ride day today – 51 km. We decided we would do two shorter days in lieu of the rest day we didn’t take at Niagara-on-the-Lake. Today we bounced between trails (some of which were single tracks behind posh houses backing onto the lake) and the North service road boarding the QEW…

70 km 4 hrs Niagara-on-the-Lake to Grimsby Leaving the Shalamar Lake campground we followed the Niagara River to Niagara on the Lake. We saw many estates and “family compounds” (according to one for-sale sign) along the Niagara Parkway, and the path was beautifully treed and very nice to ride on. As usual we waved and…

Holley NY to Niagara-on-the-Lake Ontario. 107 km (our longest day so far) 7 hours The Holley drawbridge and tower. We camped to the right of the tower. I start my mornings with a level of nervousness that I don’t completely understand. I’m afraid that I won’t be comfortable on the bike, or that I won’t…

Start: East Rochester 12:49 End: Holley, NY 8:05 Odo 59.0 Max 33.6 Moving avg 13.0 Moving time 4:33 Stopped time: 2:43 I have started writing this while sitting under a bridge on the Erie Canal Path, waiting for the rain to stop. The day began with a wicked storm. Fortunately, we were at Tim’s place…

Today was meant to be a rest day; however, we had to get ourselves to Rochester before we could rest. We had a dinner appointment with my grandparents in Port Colborne. We wanted to arrive at my Aunt’s place in time for showers and to do a load of laundry before dinner. The day started…

Scott dubbed today a 4H day – we were hit with Hills, Heat, Humidity and Headwinds to slow us down. We got up early (5:30 am) and packed up quickly. We left by 6:45 am. We were hoping the early start would allow us to put some miles behind us before the heat and humidity…

Last night was absolutely crazy. The thunder and rain started at about 7:30, just before I made dinner. Fortunately, I moved all our food preparation stuff to a covered picnic table near the showers. The rain stopped at about 10 pm, when we made our way down to the tent for the night … but…

Yes, there is a sun. This morning dawned early, with some very loud birds at about 5 am. I finally dragged myself out of my sleeping bag at 6 am, happy for the brief chance to visit with Nancy before she left for work in the morning (she takes the 6:45 am ferry). In order…