I headed out for Ottawa after having a hearty breakfast with Peng and Gillian. I headed along Perth road North. Right away I realized this was a bad decision; the three days that we biked previously had been along the lake shore and going east, as a result we had relatively flat terrain and tailwind on our backs to help push us along. Today, however, I pushed against the wind and have many hills to contend.
Around lunch time I battled into Westport, a small idylic fishing village nestled within the Thousand Islands territory. I grabbed fish and chips at the local restaurant. The owners and patrons heartily struck up conversations with me and gave me a lot of tips and advice for the next part of my journey. The owner was even so nice as to give me his card and said: "If you are in trouble out there just give me a call and I can come pick you up!" Talk about small town hospitality!
My plan originally was to leave early in Kingston (8:30am) and cover about 175km - this would put me inside Ottawa by night fall. My friend Alixe is in Ottawa with her boyfriend and I would have had a nice roof over my heads. But because of the wind and hills I only covered half that distance, so now I am in Perth. Fortunately I found a nice B&B place who let me T&B (tent and breakfast aka. pitch my tent and only pay for the breakfast.) Apparently it was the first request of such a nature the owners received and my host Linda was quite amused.
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| My friends Peng and Gillian. Thanks for breakfast Peng! |
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| Leaving Westport. |
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| All uphill from here. :( At least the weather and view was nice. |
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| My tent in Perth. |
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| Behind the Perth Manor. |
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| Perth Manor front entrance. Very quaint. |
End of Day 7 update.
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