Day 92 Newmarket to Bowmanville.

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Rain was forecast today so we looked out with some trepidation to find the air moist and the ground damp. The sky was clear and it was nice and warm as we navigated through morning rush hourtraffic to get to breakfast on Davis Drive (route 31).

They tell me the ice in the last Ice Age traveled from north to south and hence all the ridges run N-S. Going east is therefore a painful process of up and down, it had the advantage of a strong wind at our back, so we went very fast downhill.

As the day wore on the weather became perfect for outdoor activity, sunny, warm and dry with a breeze. Once more the weathermen got it wrong.

We got to Uxbridge, for a snack and a chat to locals practically without incident, only the front chain required a touch of TLC, but just a few kilometers on, we had a fast puncture of the rear tire once again caused by rim tape. That’s 2 in 100km!. I did serious checking this time to see that the tape was properly seated and remedied what was needed. I can’t believe these new tubes are so fragile…

We slowly climbed on the rolling routes 8, 7a and Old Scugog road to Enniskillen where we

started the descent to Lake Ontario.

This is a really pretty route with no traffic and it passes farms and fields and billionaire’s houses. 15km of descent later we were in Bowmanville looking for the tourist information. This is where we met the lovely Mary Jane who was very helpful trying to place us, and was not put out at all when we ended up across the street in an overpriced and very run down Ho-Jo’s.

Average 20.1kph

Height climbed 655mup, 855m down.

Today’s Distance 93km

Total Distance 7001km

We are on the Waterfront Trail tomorrow to Trenton, so we will how that goes.

That’s all the news that fit to blog,

Night, night. Mary Jane