In the caf you had to show your pass card to the guard and leave your bags at the door. I guess they don't want people to steal the food. The normal breakfast stuff was there and kind of on the cold side. Good enough though. Some people enjoyed eating Fruit Loops and Lucky Charms. Two cereals that are not carried on the truck.
Before breakfast I had put my clothes in the washer and by the time Arlen showed up I was able to leave and put them in the drier and come back. Next chance to do laundry will be in Quebec City. When everyone else showed up some of us decided to go to the bike shop just after breaky.
At the bike shop I was able to get my bike in for a tune up. They had one spot left for today. Some riders needed their chains and cassettes changed and others had their chain measured for wear.
After the bike shop we headed downtown to get the hop on and hop off bus tour of the city. On the tour we stopped at the Mill Street Brewery for a hour and the War Museum for two. Matt really found it interesting and he was not aware that Canadians had participated in so many wars.
When we left the museum we boarded the bus and John and his wife happened to be on it also. We rode the bus and passed Canadian Museum of History, Rideau Hall - Governor General Residence, Prime Minister's Residence and a bunch of other key places in Ottawa. Byward Market was a stop on the tour. I can remember being there in the past but not when or with who.
Once the tour was over we retrieved our bikes from the bike shop and got something to eat. Not a very restful rest day but a busy and educational one. Overall a lovely day in our nations capital.
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| Arlen enjoying another ice cream on the rest day. |
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| Street art in alley adjacent to Bank St in Ottawa, ON |
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| Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica in Ottawa, ON |
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| Teresa and John riding the tour bus in Ottawa, ON |
