We had reserved a quickbread loaf bought at a farm market for breakfast, but it turned out to be yucchy, so we cycled off hungry. Our first likely spot to find breakfast was in Bath, but some passing local cyclists told us we would find nothing there. At first it seemed they were right.
We were starving as we entered Bath. This was our "first chance" for breakfast.
It seemed that we reached Kingston quite quickly. I guess the towns here are fairly close together, but it's gratifying to go from one to the other. On the other hand Kingston greeted us with Don Cherry - yecch.
This vendor at the farmers' market was from Quebec City and gave us some tips. For example, he recommended we cycle around Ile d'Orleans while giving Levis a miss.
Gerard Porcheret is a phenomenon. Check out his web site: monde-a-velo.fr You will see that he has travelled all over the world - like almost everywhere! How bizarre for the path of the rambling Grampies to intersect with his in (wait for it) Gananoque, Ontario!
As we puzzled over a Waterfront Trail sign in downtown Gananoque, Gerard pulled up behind us!
We cooked up with Gerard to go together to the next camp site, and so cut the exhorbitant fee in half. This we did, ending at Ivy Lea, at the Misty Isles Lodge. Here we have a large spot for our two tents, plus shower and wifi! Of course we also have the chance to yak with Gerard. Yak is a good term, for example he showed us a photo of his bike in Ladakh at 5700 metres with 5 metres of snow on either side of the "road". Hey, we are the guys that fled to Oregon because there might be a dusting of snow at Snoqualmie Pass!
Forty two years ago two almost newly weds were on a (wait for it) cross Canada trip, this time in a VW Bug. It was Steve and Dodie, the Grampies to be. In Gananoque, Ontario they had a tire problem and went to the local Canadian Tire for help. The owner sold them a SuprLastic 99 Nylon Bias Belted for $15. He said it was a good tire and he would not hesitate to install it for his own kids. He was right, and it took us almost to the Yukon and then to Vancouver Island, and back. Today we passed that same Canadian Tire. We are older, and now with even lamer transport. Not making much progress, are we?
