Day 70. Kingston to Prescott. 67 MI. 4,326 Mi TTD. 2551 ft elevation. Weather good wind not so good. Last night, I had to put a new chain on. I had been having some trouble shifting, so I stopped in at a shop yesterday. When the guy checked my chain, he almost laughed it was … Continue reading St. Lawrence
Day 68. My day of rest did require a little cycling. Pedaled to the nearby church building to attend church. It was a small group but very nice to be with everybody. Then , I rested and began finalizing my alternative route. Day 69. Belleville to Kingston. 84 mi. 4259 mi TTD. 2553 ft elevation. … Continue reading Lake Ontario
Day 67. Lindsay to Bellaville. 87 mi. 4,175 miles TTD. 3070 feet elevation. Weather good and winds mostly cooperative. That box in my lap is a sausage and scrambled egg box from.. you guessed it, Tim Hortons. There was one just a kilometer from my motel, so that's how I started my day trying to … Continue reading Interesting
Day 64. Tobermory to Owen Sound. 74 miles. 3916 miles TTD. 2880 feet elevation. Weather pleasant My route today was basically the length of the Bruce peninsula. If you look at the route profile across the bottom, you can see that I have not been exaggerating about the number of hills even though none of … Continue reading Coastline
Day 63. Espanola to Tobermory. 79 miles. 3842 miles TTD. 3900 FT elevation. Weather warm and humid with a little headwind. My day started very early because of a little anxiety over reaching the ferry, for which I had a ticket at 3:30. After leaving the motel at 6:30, I stopped in at a gas … Continue reading Geography
Day 62 I appreciated a day of rest and took a few strolls around the pleasant little community of Ironbridge. The original Iron Bridge went across the Mississagi River (above) that runs through town. At the motel, the water and power were out from 6:00 in the morning till 3:00 in the afternoon, but it … Continue reading Personal
Day 61. Sault Ste Marie to Ironbridge. 76 miles. 3763 TTD. 2950 ft elevation. Weather warm and wind not very helpful. Is it my new bright yellow shirt? Is it just friendly Canadians? Or is it possible that I'm changing just a little bit. The picture above is of Ron Stone. He is 87 years … Continue reading Mr. Friendly
Day 60. Newberry to Sault Ste Marie. 74 mi. 3687 TTD. 1592 feet elevation. Weather perfect If you aren't a baby boomer, you might not recognize the title, which is a play on a Beatles song. In any case, yes, I'm back in Canada. Probably the biggest hill I climbed today was actually a bridge … Continue reading Back in the C a n a d a
Day 59. Munising to Newberry. 60 miles. 1200 feet elevation. 3613 miles TTD. Weather wet but tailwind. This is pretty much what my ride looked like for the first 30 miles of the day, and yes, that gray coloration is rain. And this is what the second 30 miles of my ride looked like also … Continue reading Mu(ni)sings
Day 58. Marquette to Munising. 54 miles. 3,553 miles TTD. 1297 feet elevation. Weather warm but tailwind. Michigan is definitely my favorite of the three states on this route. And today was the best of Michigan. Marquette has embraced the idea of being a waterfront community and made beautiful Jetties and piers. Additionally, they've paved … Continue reading Best in US
Grumpy Grandpa's Great Bicycling Adventures 