The moon woke me up. It was exceptionally bright at 4:30 am. It was bright enough while I was in waking that I had first thought it was the sun. It was so bright that I didn’t need the headlamps that I had forgotten.
We were packed and on our bikes around 5:30 am traveling along, what is now, a familiar route; past the Darlington Power Plant, along a mix of trails, single track, crushed gravel and asphalt paths, and gravel and asphalt roads. Some of the single track are especially beautiful in the morning sunshine.
There are no places to eat breakfast near Darlington. As with previous trips it seems like forever before we ate our breakfast and as with previous trips we stopped at the best deli the world in Port Hope (Basil’s Market and Deli) at 10 am. After eating our fill we stocked up on as much banana bread and carrot cake as we could pack. Just before we left the nice girl sold us one whole frozen banana bread sealed nicely in aluminum and cardboard. “It will serve as a nice treat later” we thought.
The trip from Port Hope to Sandbanks is a long haul following mostly roads. The weather held out – partly sunny with a slight north wind. Aside for the historical significance of Prince Edward County cycling treasures are sparse and somewhat unmemorable. On the way through Wellington we picked up a couple of pretty good headlamps and two pairs of reading glasses (amazing glasses for $2).
We had supper at The Hub and Angelia’s Inn just as it started to sprinkle rain. We arrived at Sandbanks Provincial Park just after 7pm…..
