Day 40 - Into Canada!

The day began with a grand departure from our hotel of our entire bicycling group, accompanied by ABB staff in their vans and trailers as bridge workers closed the entire northbound lanes of the bridge connecting Port Huron to Canada, just for us.  Dressed alike in our America by Bike jerseys, we were a star spangled group as we awaited the call that gave our group the ok for departure to the bridge.

A repeat photo from yesterday, but a reminder of the size bridge that they closed the upper deck for our passing.

Up and over we went.  No photography was allowed on the bridge.  Our job was to get from one border to the other safely, with care taken to dismount and carry our bikes over the large expansion joints that were at each end of the bridge.

Once over to the Canadian side, we presented our passports individually and were now on Canadian soil!  Staff member Pam took this photo for us in the 10-second window that we had to pose.  Nice job Pam!

We soon met Greg along the road, also happy to have made the trip safely to the other side.

We found the land in Ontario to be similar to that in the central northern United States, with many farms and fields of corn, soybeans, and lovely flowers.  One shot that caught Don's eye was a silo that had seen better days.  Notice the tree growing from the ground up in its center.

Greg teamed up with his cycling companions and we with a different group, and a great day was had by all.  Our group participated in a little competitive cycling with another group, much to the dismay of my legs, but all in all it was quite fun seeing how far we could push the envelope, so to speak.  At least that's what we tried to do...at this age, there probably is no envelope left to push!  When we arrived at the hotel, Canadian rider Terry had coolers of beer and water for our refreshment, plus donut holes from
Tim Horton's (be very scared, Dunkin Donuts - Tim's will give you a run for your money!). 

This was followed by a photo of our group of riders, post-envelope-pushing, and enjoying a sip out in front of the hotel together.  In this bottom photo, Ann and Mike from Iowa, second and third from the left after Don, rode a tandem bicycle faster than any of we individuals could go.  They were amazing us by traveling at 20-23 mph on a regular basis - both up and down the hills!

Tomorrow - Day 41. The last day in Canada.