Imlay city michigan to Wallaceburg Ontario, Canada
70 miles. 2825 from the Pacific Ocean. I great day to be on the bike aye. I am back on the adventure cycling route after yesterday’s detour to get my bike fixed. I feel much better today and almost back to full strength, and Willy is running like a well oiled machine. We passed through the town of Emmett, Wadhams, Marysville, St Clair, and then Marine City on our way to the canadian border. The day starts out cloudy and cool with a sky that looks like rain. It starts to sprinkle near Emmett, so I pull into town to get some breakfast and wait out the rain. The sun peaks out just after breakfast and I ride another 20 miles and it starts raining again. Willy and I take shelter under the overhang of a pit toilet that is next to Wadhams to Avoca bike trail. It’s raining hard but we stay dry. I meet eric and nikki a couple training for a marathon. They stop and take shelter with me. They have run further then planned and are out of water and very thirsty. Luckily I have just filled my bottles and have plenty to share. They were both grateful to have run into me. We chatted for a while and watched it rain. Soon the shower passed and willy and I were on our way again. The rain held off until I entered marine city. A big black cloud and rumbles of thunder had me looking for shelter once again. That’s when I saw a nice lady named Laura and her son Alex. They were sitting on the front porch and waved me over. I parked my bike in the garage and joined them on the porch. She has a house with one of those gorgeous open porches that seem to say – come and sit for awhile. Alex gets me some cold water, and we all sit and chat for a while and watch it rain. It turns out that Laura is
originally from Racine and her dad still lives in Montello wisconsin. She is a recently retired engineer from chrysler and the conversation turns to engineering things like engines and trucks. Alex wants one with the cummins engine in it. The rain stops and she gives me directions to the ferry to canada which happens to be right down the street. I thank them for their kindness and Willie and I hit the road again. The ferry ride to canada is short and beautiful as of crosses the saint clair river. The water is blue and the wind has the waves breaking over the bow of the ferry. It cost one dollar for the ride. I entered canada and then turn south along the river. Everything seems a little calmer on this side of the border. nobody was in a big hurry. Beautiful canadian flower gardens filled many of the lawns of the homes along the river ( photos).
Take care. Freebird
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