Day 80. July 13. Friday. St. Gideon to Alma to train station and back

Woke up early to heavy dew.  Had to make a bathroom run but came back and rested til the sun came up at 7:30.  Once that sun is up, you have to get out of the tent or fry.

Had to dry out everything so took an extra hour to pack up.  No biggy.  Not in a hurry to go anywhere.  This was a laid back day, doing more errands while waiting for the train to come in with the rest of the riders.

I stopped at a bike shop and got a new chain.  After 2500 miles, it was starting to stretch.  Then I went to the library to make some copies. I was really nervous about leaving my bike outside, locked up but out of sight.  So I asked the one young lady who spoke English if I could leave it in the foyer and she didn’t even hesitate and said yes.  I was so relieved.  I know bike locks aren’t fool proof, especially if they are unattended for very long.

Then I rode to our designated hotel for tonite and they let me check in early.  A couple hours later, two more riders showed up.  They had flown in and took a taxi to the hotel.  After putting their bikes together, we decided to ride to the train station to meet the others.  Bill had ridden from New Jersey to here and was at the station waiting for the others.  We found out that the train was going to be two hours late so we all rode back to the hotel.  No sense hanging around.  Once back, two more had shown up so we all decided to go to dinner.  It is 8:30 and the train people still aren’t here. I’m beginning to think all Canada trains are always late.

It is clouding up tonite and tomorrow has a 90% chance of thunderstorms.  Our first day of riding and I have to deal with that?  At least I won’t be alone.

32.7 miles today.   2571.3 total

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