Wednesday February 11, 2015

What a great ride today. It was a little chilly to start, but it warmed up during the day. We followed Highway 90 out of Crestview and then the route took us away from Highway 90 and into the Blackwater State Park.

It reminded me of our rides through Oro-Medonte. The road was two-lane and fairly good I felt as if we were cycling along the Bass Lake Side Road towards Orillia.

Rolling hills and farmland, this ride was slightly different in the sense that there was not an awful lot of farmland but it was a lovely ride.

We had our usual hourly stops for snacks and water when Ralf noticed at one stop that he had lost his Road ID band. He decided to go back to the last intersection where we had taken of our jackets (about 4 minutes back) to see if that is where it was. He was lucky, he found it on the side of the road.

About 12 ks outside of Milton we picked up the Blackwater Heritage State Trail. A wide paved trail all the way into Milton. We stopped at the trailhead and chatted to one of the park managers.

We arrived in Milton and called our warmshowers host. He invited us to come straight over to his house and have lunch. Al is a recently retired helicopter pilot and Sally (his wife) is originally from Canada, Northern Ontario. They provided us with a great dinner and we spent a lovely evening with them. Al generously offered to drive us past a busy roadworks area near Pace, but we opted to cycle.