Flat count: 50
The past three days through/across Ontario, Canada have been an enjoyable change of pace due to lower mileages each day. We’ve been able to leave later in the morning and get in earlier in the evening - everything is finally winding down…crazy!!
We’ve missed a few days of blog posts, so here are some high lights to catch up:
Oliver - yesterday we had a short enough ride to get into Canadian Niagra early enough for lunch and then do the whole tourist experience viewing the falls. We got to go on the big boat (along with 600 other humans…) to/around the base of the falls. It was the full experience with pink ponchos to block the drenching mist from the natural wonder!
Jacob - We have discovered that we all have a new passion. This passion is unlike biking due to the presence of an engine. We are now Go karting maniacs. In just this past week we have managed to find 3 different go karting places on three separate occasions. It’s so much fun.
Webster - Last night for dinner we went to Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville in downtown Niagra. Classy, to say the least. Webster’s favorite part was the lovely blonde waitress on stilts making him a shark fin balloon hat.
Jamie - Things are a little different here on the Canadian side of things… as we got nearer and nearer the busier part of things on the main drag of Niagra we kept passing more and more places advertising “massage” or “massage XXX” or “girls girls girls”. There are SO many of these dark windowed establishments. Sketchyyyyy.
Gabby - Coming into Dunnville, Ontario we picked up the most absurd tail wind for the last 30 miles. After our last rest stop Gabby and I took up the lead slowly pushing the pace to 25ish mph. After not too long I switched out hoping to catch the draft for a bit to hold the high pace. Gabby took it upon herself to lead all the way to our destination - it was amazing! Not only did “G star” lead the pack for the full 30 miles, but she, without fail, held the pace above 20mph. It was such a haul! Segments like this make me step back and consider how far we have come in terms of pace line strategy and just overall biking skill. Back in week 1 across Washington it was very apparent that we all had a lot of bases for improvement to cover. Now, every single one of us effortlessly changes our grip frequently, has good form for the most part, and we manage to efficiently put pace line strategies to use.
xoxo,
JT
The past three days through/across Ontario, Canada have been an enjoyable change of pace due to lower mileages each day. We’ve been able to leave later in the morning and get in earlier in the evening - everything is finally winding down…crazy!!
We’ve missed a few days of blog posts, so here are some high lights to catch up:
Oliver - yesterday we had a short enough ride to get into Canadian Niagra early enough for lunch and then do the whole tourist experience viewing the falls. We got to go on the big boat (along with 600 other humans…) to/around the base of the falls. It was the full experience with pink ponchos to block the drenching mist from the natural wonder!
Jacob - We have discovered that we all have a new passion. This passion is unlike biking due to the presence of an engine. We are now Go karting maniacs. In just this past week we have managed to find 3 different go karting places on three separate occasions. It’s so much fun.
Webster - Last night for dinner we went to Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville in downtown Niagra. Classy, to say the least. Webster’s favorite part was the lovely blonde waitress on stilts making him a shark fin balloon hat.
Jamie - Things are a little different here on the Canadian side of things… as we got nearer and nearer the busier part of things on the main drag of Niagra we kept passing more and more places advertising “massage” or “massage XXX” or “girls girls girls”. There are SO many of these dark windowed establishments. Sketchyyyyy.
Gabby - Coming into Dunnville, Ontario we picked up the most absurd tail wind for the last 30 miles. After our last rest stop Gabby and I took up the lead slowly pushing the pace to 25ish mph. After not too long I switched out hoping to catch the draft for a bit to hold the high pace. Gabby took it upon herself to lead all the way to our destination - it was amazing! Not only did “G star” lead the pack for the full 30 miles, but she, without fail, held the pace above 20mph. It was such a haul! Segments like this make me step back and consider how far we have come in terms of pace line strategy and just overall biking skill. Back in week 1 across Washington it was very apparent that we all had a lot of bases for improvement to cover. Now, every single one of us effortlessly changes our grip frequently, has good form for the most part, and we manage to efficiently put pace line strategies to use.
xoxo,
JT