We got an early start and left the hotel as soon as day
light took hold, but long before the motel’s restaurant offered breakfast. About half an hour down the road we stopped
at a Tim Horton’s, a Canadian Dunkin Donuts, for breakfast. While not memorable, it provided the basic
fats, protein, carbs, and coffee; and was our only option. We had a long day ahead of us and wanted
something in our bellies. We soon past
another dozen wineries, but none were open at that hour…which was probably good.
The weather was strange today. When we were cycling next to the lake, it was
cold. However, when our route took us a
few blocks away we were warm. We got tried
of putting on and then taking off our jackets.
However we looked like the only ones that were cold. Other folks wore just short-sleeved
jerseys. We must have stood out as
tourists from the south.
The closer we got to Toronto ,
the more cyclists we saw. Many asked
questions of our journey and several offered us route suggestions. Because we faced a 70 mile day with the
threat of afternoon rain, we mostly pushed to complete our ride and did not
smell too many roses. In Port Credit we
passed through a lake side park were several families were grilling their lunch
meal. The smells made us hungry for
hotdogs and brought back memories of a similar day when cycled down the Mississippi .
At that time we were very hungry but did not find any place for lunch. As we passed
through a community park we found a hotdog vendor with a line of folks waiting
for lunch. Today, we had the same
experience when we passed a marina hosting a boat show and found a busy hotdog
vendor and our lunch.
Arriving in Toronto
had its own challenges. First, the city
is very large and it took a long time to cycle through it. Second, there was a lot of downtown road work
that impacted our route and required many detours.
Finally, the highlight of our day was dinner. We ate at an Italian restaurant that made its
own pasta. We were in heaven and even
ate decedent deserts that we justified as our reward for a long hard day.
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