Day 46. June 9 Saturday. Windsor to Burlington by car, Burlington to Mississauga, Ontario

My Odyssey buddy, Alan on the left and his mate, Marty. Thank you guys for that drive to Burlington. You are the best.

The birthday party last nite was fun. So much food and so good. Wasn’t even hungry for breakfast but ate anyway. Needed fuel for my ride.

After being dropped off, I started there in Burlington on the Waterfront trail. Funny thing. The beginning was like a two lane highway with lines and all but it only went for a 1/4 of a mile and then was blocked off for some music festival. So I backtracked and went around, got back on the trail and it soon dead ended with a chain link fence across it and nothimg on the other side. Great. So back track again. I saw a guy in a parking lot and asked where I should get on the trail. He said it wasn’t down by the water anymore after all the houses got built. Really? Told me to ride on Lake Shore Rd. So I did and soon saw signs that I was in the right place. Heck, I didn’t want to ride on the streets, but ride on the big sidewalks next to the street, I did. Sidewalk came and went, was great sometimes, then deteriorated to gravel in places. Minimal traffic and no trucks so it was ok. Finally saw a map along the trail and it looks like most of the trail is the sidewalk except for when they put you on the road. That’s ok. I won’t get lost if I just stay on Lake Shore Rd.

As I was riding, I noticed that there is very little in the way of accommodations along this stretch. I used my campground app and none in the area. Down the road quite a ways there are lots on the map. And the only motel/hotels were 10 story plus big monsters that you know have to be expensive. So coming into Mississauga, actually downtown, there was a ma and pa motel. It was already after 3 and I know from experience, if you wait too long, they fill up. So I took it. Close to eateries. Perfect. So my day was short due to the late start, after 12:30, and not finding the route right away. No biggy.

So on my last day of riding, I must have come in contact with poison ivy somewhere. I had what I tho’t was a bug bite but after scratching it, it didn’t act like a bite. Clear stuff oozed down my leg and where it oozed, it’s like I have blisters that itch. That was three days ago and tonite I noticed the same thing on my arm. I have been so careful. I never saw any so don’t know where I could have got it. Darn it.

I’m excited about riding the Waterfront trail but I tho’t I’d see more water.

The gas here in Canada is really expensive. They charge by the litre and 3.85 litres equals our gallon. If they pay $1.35 per litre, that is darn expensive gas.

Fortunately, the US/Canada exchange is in my favor so hopefully food won’t be too expensive.

Only 20 miles today.

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Retired musician, now gardener and cyclist. View all posts by bikeral2000