Wawa to Alliston
Wawa to Pancake Bay 157km
kelly - Wawa wow!...or so it said on the Welcome to Wawa sign. Interesting town. we did see a lot of signs of a depressed economy...lots of things shut down and lots of business for sale. Breakfast was left overs from the swiss meal. Shredded pototoes with poached eggs on top. Great job Bob did on poaching eggs for 40. I sure have been eating a ton of eggs lately. I am not complaining, I love eggs.
Judy - Another misty morning, I'm sure we passed by some amazing scenery, but it was hard to enjoy through the blanket of fog. Even the decent (3km) to montreal river went by un-noticed. We were however fortunate enough to get a view of this spectacular part of ontario at old womans bay. Shared some fun times with the group snapping pictures.
kelly - coming down a steep hill we could make out rocky point jutting out into the lake with a secluded beach! When we got adjacent there was a trail heading off and it was bike-able so we peddled to this little remote point and beach, had it all to ourselves but alas..we were on galley duty this day and could not afford mush stop time here. Would have been perfect for a skinny dip!!
judy - Agawa Rock was an interesting stop, did a hike along the rocky cliffs at the waters edge to view some Ojibway Pictographs 150-400 yrs old.
Stopped at Agawa rock Visitor info center for some excellent coffee, the best I have had since Golden BC. We shared this lunch stop with an amazing family from Montreal who are also cycling across Canada. This is what the son wanted to do for a graduation gift.
Camp this night was at a world class beach on Pancake Bay. After galley duty Kel and I went for our 1st swim in lake Superior and it was wonderful.
kelly - Again chanterelles all over an another patch of lobster mushrooms.
Very interesting swinging bridge going out to Manitoulin Island. One night there and then Tobermory via ferry. A cute little harbour town. Enjoyed the cafe's and shops, replaced a punctured air mattress, then off to set up camp and do a side trip to a place called Grotto. The landscape resembled something you might see in Greece or Portugal. A small crawl space was one way down into a very interesting cave (other way was to swim through a tunnel under water!) A little cliff diving into pristine water and some sight seeing topped off this part of our journey.
A lot of nights in Ontario were hot and humid so far...sleep quality was not the best, but we'd trade that for the no bugs we had...any day.
Rest day in Alliston, well kel and I along with our Aussi friend Simo rented a car and headed to Niagara Falls (2 hour drive). For me all I needed to see was the over whelming splendor of what nature had to offer, that being the falls. The rest of it in my books was 'tacky', it is like putting plastic flowers in flower boxes. Added to this side trip was a stop at an award winning winery. Specializing only in Ice Wine, the received the gold award for canada at an event in Belgium. After some ice wine slushies and other samples, we headed to Niagara on the lake for supper. An absolutely beautiful quaint village, a total contrast to the mini vegas of Niagara Falls. We filled up with Prime rib at a traditional old English Pub, our protein fix for the riding days ahead.
From Alliston on route to Nestleton our route took us by Bill Lishman's place. An inventor and sculptor, best known as father goose, and the inspiration for the movie Fly away Home. We stopped in pedaling down a driveway lined with sculptures. Remnants of his work from World expo 1986 in Vancouver. We were lucky enough to catch Bill at home and chat with this fascinating Canadian. He later buzzed our campsite with his ultra-light for fun! (after he drove by us on his vintage motor bike earlier in the day)
A Drive in - Wow..didn't think these even existed anymore....passed by one before bills place, turns out after chatting with the owners, John Candy lived near by and would go incognito to many films. Brought back a lot of memories for kel and I....crazy, lazy, summer times.
A wicked stop on route to Ottawa was Tims House, one of the riders from our group. He and his amazing family supplied burgers, yes burgers meat, meat, meat, and all the fixings for 40 hungry cyclists. Kingston was also good for some pretty cool visits. The wardens house of the Kingston penitentiary museum. One of the Defense towers, and the Military College. After Kingston we were routed on the 1000 Island Parkway. Some of the houses we passed along the way filled a whole island, each owning a little piece of paradise on this gorgeous little highway.
Wawa to Pancake Bay 157km
kelly - Wawa wow!...or so it said on the Welcome to Wawa sign. Interesting town. we did see a lot of signs of a depressed economy...lots of things shut down and lots of business for sale. Breakfast was left overs from the swiss meal. Shredded pototoes with poached eggs on top. Great job Bob did on poaching eggs for 40. I sure have been eating a ton of eggs lately. I am not complaining, I love eggs.
Judy - Another misty morning, I'm sure we passed by some amazing scenery, but it was hard to enjoy through the blanket of fog. Even the decent (3km) to montreal river went by un-noticed. We were however fortunate enough to get a view of this spectacular part of ontario at old womans bay. Shared some fun times with the group snapping pictures.
kelly - coming down a steep hill we could make out rocky point jutting out into the lake with a secluded beach! When we got adjacent there was a trail heading off and it was bike-able so we peddled to this little remote point and beach, had it all to ourselves but alas..we were on galley duty this day and could not afford mush stop time here. Would have been perfect for a skinny dip!!
judy - Agawa Rock was an interesting stop, did a hike along the rocky cliffs at the waters edge to view some Ojibway Pictographs 150-400 yrs old.
Stopped at Agawa rock Visitor info center for some excellent coffee, the best I have had since Golden BC. We shared this lunch stop with an amazing family from Montreal who are also cycling across Canada. This is what the son wanted to do for a graduation gift.
Camp this night was at a world class beach on Pancake Bay. After galley duty Kel and I went for our 1st swim in lake Superior and it was wonderful.
kelly - Again chanterelles all over an another patch of lobster mushrooms.
Very interesting swinging bridge going out to Manitoulin Island. One night there and then Tobermory via ferry. A cute little harbour town. Enjoyed the cafe's and shops, replaced a punctured air mattress, then off to set up camp and do a side trip to a place called Grotto. The landscape resembled something you might see in Greece or Portugal. A small crawl space was one way down into a very interesting cave (other way was to swim through a tunnel under water!) A little cliff diving into pristine water and some sight seeing topped off this part of our journey.
A lot of nights in Ontario were hot and humid so far...sleep quality was not the best, but we'd trade that for the no bugs we had...any day.
Rest day in Alliston, well kel and I along with our Aussi friend Simo rented a car and headed to Niagara Falls (2 hour drive). For me all I needed to see was the over whelming splendor of what nature had to offer, that being the falls. The rest of it in my books was 'tacky', it is like putting plastic flowers in flower boxes. Added to this side trip was a stop at an award winning winery. Specializing only in Ice Wine, the received the gold award for canada at an event in Belgium. After some ice wine slushies and other samples, we headed to Niagara on the lake for supper. An absolutely beautiful quaint village, a total contrast to the mini vegas of Niagara Falls. We filled up with Prime rib at a traditional old English Pub, our protein fix for the riding days ahead.
From Alliston on route to Nestleton our route took us by Bill Lishman's place. An inventor and sculptor, best known as father goose, and the inspiration for the movie Fly away Home. We stopped in pedaling down a driveway lined with sculptures. Remnants of his work from World expo 1986 in Vancouver. We were lucky enough to catch Bill at home and chat with this fascinating Canadian. He later buzzed our campsite with his ultra-light for fun! (after he drove by us on his vintage motor bike earlier in the day)
A Drive in - Wow..didn't think these even existed anymore....passed by one before bills place, turns out after chatting with the owners, John Candy lived near by and would go incognito to many films. Brought back a lot of memories for kel and I....crazy, lazy, summer times.
A wicked stop on route to Ottawa was Tims House, one of the riders from our group. He and his amazing family supplied burgers, yes burgers meat, meat, meat, and all the fixings for 40 hungry cyclists. Kingston was also good for some pretty cool visits. The wardens house of the Kingston penitentiary museum. One of the Defense towers, and the Military College. After Kingston we were routed on the 1000 Island Parkway. Some of the houses we passed along the way filled a whole island, each owning a little piece of paradise on this gorgeous little highway.
We are ahead of you at New Waterford a few miles from St John. Touched the Atlantic for record purposes. Staying with friends Lynda and Paul. Toured the area this AM. We will show them your great blog. Haddock fish and chips for survival and a warm beer for extra health.
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