To get here Friday night, we had to ride through the worst downpour I
think I've ever been in. We finally managed to get off the freeway
and take refuge under a semi-trailer at a truck loading dock. We were
completely soaked through. Normally our boots are waterproof, but
because we had so much water running down our legs, our boots even
filled up with water. After the rain let up, we rode the last few
miles to Chris' house and dried out.
Saturday, Chris and a friend of his from the VFR list took us for a
ride. We had to ride about 3 hours to get to the "good" roads. We
discovered that we are very spoiled where we come from. Bikes were
lined up to go down this "one good road" in Ontario. While the curves
and twists of the road were nice, the road itself was not. It was
covered in frost heaves and sand and broken limbs and gravelly spots.
We survived, and Chris and friend took us on some more roads that were
a lot more smoother and had bigger sweepers. I prefer the bigger
sweepers to the tighter technical stuff anyway, so I liked the less
popular roads better than the "one good road".
The area we were at was the Muskoka area. It is surrounded by
numerous smaller lakes and is a very beautiful area.
This afternoon we head back to Rochester, NY. From there we're
heading to Columbus, Ohio area and then down to Burr Oak for a ride
there in a week and a half.
Penny
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2 comments:
Seems like semi trailers are a favorite rescue device in this blog. Back in Oregon one is storing your possessions and now the rain shelter. That was creative! I do hope you used the self portrait feature to take the shot vs. having to share the area with other people getting out of the rain. :) Keep riding and keep posting. Rhoda
If you need a place to crash in Columbus, drop me an email and I'll email you back w/ my cell #! Would love to see you!
-Ann
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