Woke up by 8am to the smell of bacon being cooked... have I mentioned how much I LOVE bacon, eggs and toast before a good day of cycling. The sky was a bit grey to start but by the time I was ready to leave all was good... sun was poking through the clouds. Before leaving I had a bit of a tour of the Smith Family Homestead - the cabins, the river, and the blueberry fields. Grace Smith (Mike's mother) is a sweet woman, she even called the local paper - The Oxford Journal and they will likely do a story on me for next weeks edition.
At around 10:30am I started loading up T1 and started my journey to Truro... not a far day... about 104km and some interesting hills. Enroute I stopped for icecream at Masstown Market - the best icecream in the country (or maybe it was the sheer quantity and the value for the $3.00 that I spent). Continued onward into the unknown... all I had was an address and no clue as to where I was heading (my second warmshowers.org stay - Bob and Glenda - oh I wish I could remember their last name at this point).
Meeting Bob and Glenda - both avid cyclists - and fellow owners of Specialized Roubaix bicycles - no offence to my Cannondale T1 - but I do love my roadbike. Anyway, we ate, drank and talked bike touring. Bob and Glenda had just returned from touring France - so they had many pictures to share and stories to recount.
Distance traveled today: 102.88km
Distance traveled in Canada: 5790.81km
Distance traveled this year: 8889.60km
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