Denbigh to Renfrew
After a really nice dinner in the Swiss Inn Restaurant we had an early night. I guess that is the result of yesterday's hill climbing!
On the road by 7:45 to a partly sunny sky and the beginning of an easy ride. The highway was smooth with very little traffic and wound its way 'down' through a valley. The key word today was 'down'. It seemed like the ride was 'downhill all the way' to Renfrew. The consensus among all of us was that this was our reward for yesterday!
Today's downhills produced the top speed for the trip, over 70 km/hr. Some people might think this seems awfully fast and maybe even stupid. You would be right!!! But what a rush!!!
Today's ride took us through an area of marginal farmland dominated by old log barns with many of them still in use. We will have to drive this route sometime in the future and photograph all of the log buildings. As we got closer to Renfrew we came into 'good looking' farmland and lots of silos.
Upon arriving in Renfrew we were helped out by 2 different individuals in our search for our campground. One even gave us a map from her car and advice on a really nice route to Ottawa tomorrow.
We are camping in the KOA Campground west of Renfrew. It is just off highway 17, the TransCanada. There was just something wrong with the idea of getting to Renfrew and then heading towards Pembroke when we want to go to Ottawa. What the hell, what's 8 km out of our way?
Daily Distance = 80.66 km. Time on the bikes = 4 hours 7 minutes. Average speed = 19.55 km. Maximum speed = 71.44 km. Wildlife sightings = Red Breasted Nuthatch, Red Squirrel.
Kevin = 3, Sue = 0, Eric = 1 + "Thank God Patrik was there to grab onto!", Taryn = 1/2 "My bike fell down, but I didn't!", Patrik = 1/2 "Oops, there goes my bike!"
