119.82 km, 6:07:06 total cycling time, 19.59 kph average, 50.91 kph max
Had trouble locating the showers this morning – I found the directions unclear and when located one of the two options was locked up tight until late morning, so got a late start folding the tent. No worries except for the folks loading the truck (sorry!), was in plenty of time for breakfast.
Breakfast was pre-arranged at Baranga’s on the Beach. What they were offering was continental, at nine dollars. Rather than grumble about the price for a coffee and danish I decided to take the advice of volunteer Nancy, who pointed out the first rest stop was just 16km down the trail in Burlington.
The City of Burlington couldn’t have been more accommodating. The new Burlington MEC (Mountain Equipment Co-op) was on hand to help with mechanical issues (no spoke though), some city staff were on hand with water, melon, grapes, apple and orange slices, this organized by one of the counselors who did the ride last year. Also two local Starbucks were giving out free coffee and energy bars. Always welcome!
MEC has a look at my lumpy rear wheel:
Starbucks gratis ... a good thing:
Actually this is one of the little joys of this supported tour. I'd packed assorted energy snacks for the week; nuts, candied ginger, fig bars etc. But the 41 communities supporting this ride hand out so much stuff that food is the one thing you just do not need to bring. I was just clueing into this and left the stop without any goodies, but a few kilometers down the road Burlington had a second rest stop, so I dropped in just long enough to grab a Clif bar and keep going.
Coming into Toronto we saw the first of the temporary garbage dumps necessitated by the municipal strike.
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