As I mentioned in an earlier post, the Waterfront Trail is a 740 Km trail running along the Canadian shorelines of Lakes Erie and Ontario, as well as the St. Lawrence River. The Trail consists of paved and unpaved multi-use paths, paved and unpaved roads, and sometimes boardwalks around the many marinas. Most enjoyable.
The adjacent picture was taken as we approached Toronto, and the weather was amazing that day. Not all of our days along the Trail have been as beautiful as that day ... as a matter of fact the other day, had we been playing baseball ... the game would have been called due to prolonged rain. Fortunately, the day was relatively warm (by local standards), so riding without rain gear was okay.
Since leaving Toronto, we have had daily rides of 53 miles to Port Whitby, 44 miles to Port Hope (rain day), 56 miles to Trenton , and 65 miles to Kingston ... where we are tonight. Most of the riding has been off of the primary roads and have been in very high humidity weather. The last two mornings we have started our rides in fog (as opposed to "in a fog", which I am most of the time) for the first few hours of riding.
Tomorrow will not be easy. Kim and I have been discussing what routes/destinations we each have in mind, and tomorrow we will be heading in those divergent paths. Kim will be heading back into New York State and follow the Northern Tier route to Bar Harbor, then down to Portland, Maine. I will be heading to Montreal, Quebec City, Bar Harbor and Boston. The month we have spent together has been special ... tomorrow will be sad.
Sometimes life ain't so good.
Keep your chin up. Otherwise you won't see the new friends down the road.
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