When we woke, it had rained through the night, but was not raining actively. After breakfast (Bruce cooked us eggs), we decided to start a ride, but start it from Dundee. And we did this. Bruce dropped us off near Dundee, and we began to ride.
As we started, on a good road with little traffic, the only thing we were worried about was the possibility of rain. The route was along the lake, and was quite pretty. There were hills, as one would expect, but they were manageable. And then the wind started. It was from the side and from the front, and it made it as hard as if the sloped were 3 degrees higher going up and three degrees lower going down. It was tiring, more so than the simple mileage would suggest.
And then there was the section that was gravel. mostly, this was not too bad, but some of it was washboards in its surface. Perhaps okay with a car, but just difficult with a bike. The last part of the gravel road we were on was downhill and very washboard, and we were all frightened of losing control on the road.
But we made it. And went on to Orangedale, where Bruce met us for lunch. All of us were cold enough that we packed it in at that point. Bruce had found a nice cottage for us in Hunter Mountain, near Baddeck. We settled in, and Barry, Bruce and I headed out to Baddeck for a visit to the Bell Museum.
Alexander Graham Bell was a fine mind, and worked on lots of interesting things. he found a way to transmit sound/voice over light waves. He worked on hydrofoils. he performed the first powered flight in the British Empire. And all this on top of the telephone.
Back to the cabin, a short sleep by yours truly, and then a fine supper. Life is good.
Overall, biked maybe seventy km.
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Location:Maccuish Rd,River Denys,Canada
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