In the first half a km there was a steep hill. Soon after that it was another set of steep hills. It was a taste of what we would be getting today. The hills today surprised most people and really put people's fitness to the test.
The first stop was 30 km in when we, well Arlen, spotted an ice cream cone sign that indicated a restaurant was close. When we stopped Arlen was disappointed that they only had Freezies. We had so cold drinks and kept going.
Did I mention that terrain was hilly? Today we had a gain of 1100 meters. The terrain was hilly with some very steep descents that were fun because I probably was doing over 80 kmph. Contrasting the downhills were the steep uphills in which I rode some of them in a zig zag pattern to reduce the slope.
Once in Creemore we visited the brewery and was surprised to receive three free samples in which I enjoyed the original lager the most a lot 9 came in second. We headed to the bakery after our samples to get some lunch before moving on.
Kerry joined us and the four of us ride together for the rest of the day. It was more of the same types of terrain and I stopped a couple of times to take pictures of some beautiful farmland views.
We got into camp a little later than hoped because of the headwind that we had in the afternoon. The campground was nice but I only got to enjoy it for a couple of minutes before my father picked me up. Other people that lived nearby were also preparing to leave.
Once at my parents place my brother, sister in law, and two adorably cute nephews had steak dinner together. Good times.
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| Ski runs at Blue Mountain, ON |
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| Hay field with a view just outside of Creemore, ON. An unexpected extremely hill day. |
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| Arlen, the legend, focused on the road ahead while on his bike |
