Tag: rain
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Yes, there is sun
Read more: Yes, there is sunYes, there is a sun. This morning dawned early, with some very loud birds at about 5 am. I finally dragged myself out of my sleeping bag at 6 am, happy for the brief chance to visit with Nancy before she left for work in the morning (she takes the 6:45 am ferry). In order…
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Riding in the rain …
Read more: Riding in the rain …We left today with a little bit of concern as to whether or not we could make it to Kingston. We told ourselves that if we were not up for it, we could stop someplace sooner. The weather did not help, as it started to rain as we were packing up our panniers and making…
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We made it to Kingston … and didn’t get too wet!
Read more: We made it to Kingston … and didn’t get too wet!96 km later. We have stopped briefly to eat and then we will catch the 7pm Wolfe Island Ferry. I’ll write more later and update in a day or two – depending on when we get Internet next.
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A day of rest
Read more: A day of restOK, so a day of rest may sound a little foolish after only one day of riding, but we were really in need of it. We have been running full steam ahead with packing up the house and all the preparations for this trip that we were both exhausted. This morning, the rain started just…
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Accepting the kindness of strangers
Read more: Accepting the kindness of strangersI woke up this morning and was trying to visualize how we would camp during our shakedown cruise around Lake Ontario in June, and I couldn’t quite see it. It will be difficult (not to mention expensive) to find campgrounds every time we want to stop, since we’re planning on riding about 80 km per…