Around lake Erie - day 11, last day.

Day 11, Wednesday August 27 2014.

From Brantford to Brampton - 103.3 km

Day-11 route

Started early, about 7:00 AM. I wanted to cover as much distance as possible before the heat of the sun got to me. Managed to get out of the city without too many difficulties.

At 18.4 km, the cue sheet direction was to make a left turn to Kitchens Trail, but the trail was closed. Apparently for quite some time judging from the size of bushes and trees that had grown on the path. The gps software needed updating.

I decided to continue East until the next intersection then turn left, North, and back to the planned route.

The road must had been closed for some tine............

The next intersection was hwy.#52, made a left and headed North. Unfortunately this was a very busy highway with many trucks traffic. So at the next intersection which was Governors Road, I turn right and headed East again. Close to 10 km later I was in the city of Dundas. Stopped for coffee at Tim Horton's and used their free WiFi to study the route on my Nexus7 tablet. The map showed that if I cycled through downtown Dundas King Street, going North West, it will connect to Brock Rd. which in turn, at the 50 km, joined the planned route. Great!

Extra protected from the sun rays......it was a hot day.

After coffee break, I put on more sun screen and extra protection, bandanna, over my head. The sun rays were hot. Cycling North West on King St. W. and Brock Rd. was tough, as it was a long, felt like 5 km long, winding, steep uphill. Stopped and rested once. It was definitely one of the toughest hill I cycled on.

Another llama farm?

Saw another llama farm. Raising llamas seemed popular in this area.

The sky was clear and the sun rays hot; needed frequent breaks and cooling off in the shade.

Took a break near the 401 and Cambellville Rd intersection. Was planning to have a couple of oranges and a boiled egg for lunch, but could not find where I had stored them, must have left them at the hotel. Instead I just ate a couple power bars. My brain was a little fuzzy.

The wind picked up, it was mostly coming from the North. By this time I was cycling to the East, so it did not bother me much. It brought some clouds. I took off the bandanna that was covering my neck and ears from the sun.
Near Milton, road signs indicating that #5 side road was closed to traffic, reminded me of my day-1 on the tour. This was the same one. It was Wednesday around 3:00 PM, hoped the workers would let me through.
Did not see anybody working at the closure. The construction of the Bridge had some progress compared to 10 days ago. Carefully walked Shadow pass the barriers. Lucky.

Arrived home...........end of tour.

The 2 km stretch on Mississauga Rd. going North was likely the most challenging ride of the day. It was hilly and much worst, strong wind in my face. Moved slowly.........6 to 7 km per hour, snail pace.

Home with Theresia and Edward.

Cycled mostly on the sidewalk along Williams Parkway; arrived home 4:33 PM. Theresia was anxiously waiting for me in the front yard. Edward cycled to meet me but we crossed paths.

With Hoey and Ed.

Hoey came over to welcome me home. Had a cold beer and started thinking 'What is next????'
End.